"Sadko" Kholui Lacquer Box
By Smirnov, 1995
The Russian Shop / Maison Russe
800-778-9404

      Sadko, a poor musician whose talents go unappreciated, strikes a Faustian bargain with Tsar Morskoi, King of the Sea. Sadko becomes rich, but rues his neglect of The Ocean Tsar. Happily, in the end, Sadko returns to the banks of Lake Ilmen with his lost time restored. (From the Russian bylina (epic tale) Sadko.

Egg tempera, lacquer, gold. Intricate free-hand border on papier-mache. 2 1/2" x 2" x 1 1/4".

[#KH-15] 1 only.

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