Palekh
The Palekh
miniature is a folk art that developed in the village of Palekh in the Ivanovo
Region. The style of painting springs from the traditions of the ancient Suzdal
and Moscow schools of icon painting (15th to 16th centuries). Beginning in the
1920s, Palekh artists began decorating boxes, brooches, powder cases,
spectacles cases, and ashtrays. The motifs for these miniatures were typically
taken from everyday life, classic works of literature, fairy tales, folk poems,
and songs. The works even won prizes at the World Expo in Paris in 1923.
