Roses and Peonies * Phoenix

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"Roses and Peonies" is a pen inspired by nature, with beautiful details depicted by an artist who specialises in fauna and flora.

Fedoskino, Palekh, Mstera and Kholui are known to connoisseurs the world over for their sublime lacquer miniatures. This art form developed in the early 18th century and, partly under the influence of the rich historical tapestry of folklore and iconography, it is now widely regarded as one of Russia's most distinctive artistic achievements.

Piotr Korobov visited Braunschweig's workshops in the year 1729. Johann Stobwasser's factory specialised in paper-maché artefacts decorated using the techniques of miniature lacquering. Less than one year later, Korobov was to open his own workshop on the outskirts of Fedoskino, where he employed twenty workers. He initially made most of his turnover from lacquering spikes for military helmets, but ... read more