A girl sits in a field near a river and castle gates, as she touches the world's most beautiful flower. Palekh artist Moiseev is the artist for this one, and he painted images seemingly everywhere on the small box, including the sides and the bottom, where there is an image of the Firebird. The sides, meanwhile, show two images of tale's Beast of the Forest, situated within an intricate weaving of grape vines, flowers and other decorations. On the top, the girl's face has a certain softness to it, uncommon for works from this village. Especially well painted, too, is the girl's dress, which spills over on to the front side of the box. What is impossible to see in the pictures here is the very fine gold work that went into various parts of the drawings, and in particular the girl's dress and the firebird. The box is made out of high quality papier mache and sits on four small legs. It has a red interior, and a hinge at the top. Signed with the name of the artist, village, title and year.

Lacquerbox Condition Ratings

Surface Condition (exterior)	Surface Condition (interior/bottom)	Box Materials and Soundness	Hinge and Lid Placement	Signature	Total Rating	Mother-of-pearl Condition
9.5	9.5	10.0	10.0	10.0	49	N/A

(Each category rated 1-10. For low scores, look for explanation in the description of box. In general, any total rating over 40 is excellent. For more information on rating system, click here.)