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Frog Princess (Царевна-лягушка). In this classic fairy tale, the Tsar wants his three sons to marry. To accomplish this, he creates a task to help them find brides. He tells each prince to shoot an arrow in a different direction. According to the Tsar's ruling, each prince will find his bride in the location that the arrow lands. The youngest son's arrow lands in a pond, where he finds his future bride, disguised in the form of a frog. The king assigns his three prospective daughters-in-law various tasks, such as spinning cloth and baking bread. The young prince is ashamed of his frog bride until she is magically transformed into Vasilisa the Wise, a beautiful, intelligent, friendly, and skilled enchanted princess.
Painting, pyrography (i.e. woodburning), potal (which is a form of gold foil decoration that imitates gilding), lacquer. Made in Sergiev Posad about 20-25 years ago. Bottom displays "5м" (abbreviation for "5 pieces") and the artist's cipher. Fine condition with some vestigial sticky paper label remnant on the bottom. 5" to 1⅝". 1 only, as shown.
In this classic fairy tale, the Tsar wants his three sons to marry. To accomplish this, he creates a task to help them find brides. He tells each prince to shoot an arrow in a different direction. According to the Tsar's ruling, each prince will find his bride in the location that the arrow lands. The youngest son's arrow lands in a pond, where he finds his future bride, disguised in the form of a frog. The king assigns his three prospective daughters-in-law various tasks, such as spinning cloth and baking bread. The young prince is ashamed of his frog bride until she is magically transformed into Vasilisa the Wise, a beautiful, intelligent, friendly, and skilled enchanted princess.
