Wedding in Palekh

This celebratory beauty was created Yu. Konovalova from the village of Palekh.
The theme of the work is a wedding ceremony in the Russian village. As customary with the Russian wedding day, all girls and women of the village make flower wreaths for the newlyweds. Music rules the atmosphere, sumptuous feast is ready to begin. 
The scene is painted in bright tempera paints. All of the details have been contoured with bright gold paint. Aluminum is also used here but in minimal amounts.
The box is constructed from paper-mache. Black lacquer is used to paint the exterior of the box while red lacquer competes the interior of the work. The exterior is decorated with intricate gold ornaments. A hinge has been fastened to the top of the composition, and the box rests on four legs. The work is signed with the artist's name and the village of Palekh.