Palekh lacquer miniature – kind of folk Russian miniature painting in tempera on lacquer papier-mache (boxes, jewelry boxes, cigarette cases). Appeared in 1923 in the village of Palekh of the Ivanovo region on the basis of icon painting. A typical household Palekh miniature is characterized by literature, folklore, historical stories, bright local colors on a black background, a thin smooth drawing, an abundance of gold, graceful elongated figures.

Battle. Cigarette case. 1930. Honored Artist of the RSFSR Ivan Ivanovich Golikov (1886 – 1937). Tempera on wood, gold, silver, lacquer. Bottom right – I.Golikov Palekh. 1930. Bottom left – Made in Russia. Association of Palekh artists in 1935.

Partying in the village. Cigarette case. 1927. Nikolai Mikhailovich Zinoviev (1888 – 1979). Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. Bottom right – № 1823 N. Zin. v. Palekh 1927. From the Ministry of Culture of the RSFSR in 1956. 1021-LL NM Zinoviev – People’s Artist of the USSR, Hero of Socialist Labor, laureate of the State Prize of the RSFSR named after IE Repin

Troika. Cigarette case. 1927. Ivan Ivanovich Golikov (1886 – 1937). Tempera on wood, gold, aluminum, lacquer. Inside, in the center – the village of Palekh 1927. Bottom right – Golikov v.Palekh 1927

The game of checkers. Marochnitsa. 1925. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, aluminum, lacquer. Bottom left – № 48, right – I. Golikov. From 1925 Palekh Artel of ancient painting in 1934. 3-LP. I. Golikov – Honored Artist of the RSFSR

Guslyar. Powder box. 1932. Alexei Ivanovich Vatagin (1881 – 1947). Papier-mache, tempera, gold, aluminum, lacquer. Bottom center – № 16 Vatagin. vil. Palekh 1932 from Koverkustexport in 1935. 274-LP

There is a cliff on the Volga. Box. 1935. Vatagin Alexei Ivanovich (1881 – 1947). Papier-mache, tempera, gold, aluminum, lacquer. Bottom left – In the Volga rock poem by A.Navrotsky. Bottom right – A Vatagin, vil. Palekh 1935. Association of Palekh artists in 1935. 272-LP

‘And he throws her overboard …’. Plate. 1929. Ivan Bakanov (1870 – 1936). Porcelain and ceramic paint. Bottom right – I.Bakanov 1929. Gift by JS Ganetskaya, Moscow, in 1935. 132 IM-LP Bakanov – Honored Artist of the RSFSR

Tale of the Golden Cockerel. Box. 1934. Ivan Bakanov (1870 – 1936). Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. Bottom left – № 1184, right – vilage Palekh. I. Bakanov 1934. From Koverkustexsport in 1935. 226-LP. IM Bakanov – Honored Artist of the RSFSR

The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish. Plate. 1927. Zubkov Ivan (1883 – 1938). Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. Below – ‘The Tale of the Fisherman and the Fish’ written by AS Pushkin. Zubkov, village of Palekh. 1927. From the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. 1956. 1032-PL

The Tale of Tsar Saltan. 1934. Alexander Kotukhin. 1886 – 1961. The Tale of Tsar Saltan. Cover the casket. 1934. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, aluminum, lacquer. Below – “The Tale of Tsar Saltan.” on poem by AS Pushkin. AV Kotukhin, vil. Palekh 1934. Association of Palekh artists in 1936, the LP-406. AV Kotukhin – People’s Artist of the RSFSR. the casket cover

Demons. Casket. 1935. Ivan Petrovich Vakurov (1885 – 1968). Papier-mache, tempera, gold, aluminum, varnish. Bottom left – № 1794, on the right – IP Vakurov. v. Palekh. 1935. Association of Palekh artists in 1936. 405-LP. IP Vakurov – People’s Artist of the RSFSR

Tale of the Golden Cockerel. 1992. Guidon. Cigarette case. 1999. Gennady Kochetov. 1941. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. Below – v. Palekh. GN Kochetov 1992. From Rosizopropaganda in 1994. 2321-LP. GN Kochetov – winner of the Lenin Komsomol

Guidon. Cigarette case. 1999. Gleb V. Lyubimov. 1945. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. Below – Palekh 1999. From the Ministry of Culture in 1999. 2465-PL

Markichev Ivan (1883 – 1955). Zhnitvo. Casket. 1925. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. Bottom right – IV Markichev. Ministry of Culture of the RSFSR in 1956. 1082-IV LP Markichev – People’s Artist of the RSFSR

Demyan’s fish soup. Plate. 1931. Aristarchus Alexandrovich Dydykin (1874 – 1954). Papier-mache, tempera, gold, aluminum, lacquer. Below – № 900A. Dydykin. Palekh 1931. Association of Palekh artists in 1935. 245-LP

Volga – Russian River. Stash. 1943. Aristarchus Alexandrovich Dydykin (1874 – 1954). Papier-mache. tempera, gold, aluminum, las. Bottom left – № 1953. Right – A Dydykin Palekh 1943. Office of the Arts Council of People’s Moscow 1945

Family of fisherman. Cigarette Case, 1926. Zubkov. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. Swain. Cigarette Case, 1926. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer

Bazhenov Pavel Dmitrievich (1904 – 1941). Battle Tiger snake. Brooch. 1931. Papier-mache. tempera, gold, aluminum, lacquer. Bottom right – Bazhenov P. v. Palekh 1931

The crane and heron. Stash. 1941. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. Bottom left – № 4640, right: Bazhenov P. v. Palekh. Association of Palekh artists in 1942. 622-LP

Vasily Salabanov (1902 – 1941). Chichikov at Korobochka’s box. 1936. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. Below – № 3214 “Chichikov at Korobochka’s” – by Nikolai Gogol. Palekh. B. Salabanov 1936. Association of Palekh artists in 1936. 347-LP

Dmitri Butorin (1891 – 1960). Danko. Box. 1934. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, aluminum, lacquer. Below – “on A.M. Gorky. “The Story of Old Woman Izergil about brave Danko” D. Butorin. Palekh. 1934. From the Association of Artists of Palekh. 1936. 411-LP

Alexander Zaitsev (1918 – 2001). Chapaev. Box. 1955. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, aluminum, lacquer. Bottom left – № 5268 Zaitsev, right – Palekh. 1955. Department of Palekh Art Fund of the USSR in 1955. 1007-PL. DN Butorin – Honored Artist of the RSFSR

Pavel Fedorovich Chalunin (1918 – 1980). Fight with Chelubey Peresvet. 1945. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. Below – 945 P. Chalunin. Palekh number 708. PF Chalunin – Honored Artist of the RSFSR

Flourish, a collective farm land. Plate. 1955. Alexey Kovalev (1915 – 2000). Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. Below – № 2003 Palekh. Kovalev 1955. From the Ministry of Culture of the RSFSR in 1958. 1102-L. AV Kovalev – Honored Artist of the RSFSR. Association of Palekh artists in 1946.1546-LP

Anna Kotukhina. b. 1915. Box Cover 1956. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. Bottom left – № 00, right – Palekh 1956, Anna Kotukhina. From the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. Kotukhina – People’s Artist of the USSR, laureate of the State Prize of the RSFSR named after IE Repin

Boris Yermolaev (1934 – 2001). The rider on the white horse. Plate. 1984. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. Below – Palekh 1984 B. Yermolaev. From the author in 1984. 2215-PL. BM Yermolaev – People’s Artist of the RSFSR

Kaleria V. Kukulieva. b. 1937. Russian flax. Box. 1974. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. Below – Palekh 1974 K. Kukulieva. Directorate of Art Fund in 1978. LP 2020-KV Kukulieva – People’s Artist of Russia, laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation

Irina V. Livanova. b. 1937. Rowan. Brooch. 1976. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. Below – Palekh 1976 Livanova. On the back – Made in USSR. From Palekh art-production workshops in 1976. 1860-LP

Irina V. Livanova. b. 1937. Seamstress. Powder box. 1992. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. Below – 1992 Palekh. Livanova. From the Ministry of Culture in 1994. 2343-LP

Irina V. Livanova. b. 1937, Vadim G. Zotov. b. 1936. At the Spring. Plate. 1992. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. Lower right – Palekh Zotov Livanova. 1992, from the Ministry of Culture in 1994. 2332-PL

Ekaterina Fedorovna Shanitsyna. b. 1947. Anastasia. 1993-1994. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. Bottom: Palekh 1993-94 E. Schanitsyna. From Rosizopropaganda in 1994. 2318 EF-LP Schanitsyna – People’s Artist of Russia

Nina Pavlovna Lopatina. b. 1948. Wedding. Casket. 1994. Papier-mache, tempera, gold, lacquer. on the cover below – Palekh 1994. N. Lopatin. From the Ministry of Culture in 1994. 2334 LP