Authentic Russian Hand Painted Handmade Semenov Nesting Dolls Set of 4 Pieces Matryoshkas Kid's gift by Gabriella's Gifts
No valid json found
Product Details
|
Manufacturer
GSZCorporation.com |
Recommended Age
3 years and up |
Brand
Gabriella's Gifts |
Model
SEM004 |
Features
- This set includes 4 handcrafted and hand painted dolls
- The size of the biggest doll is about 3 3/4″tall.
- MADE FROM REAL Linden WOOD. Non Toxic.
- WARNING * Choking hazard * Not recommended for small kids as small items inside
Description
HISTORY:
Matryoshkas date from 1890. The story goes that Sergei Maliutin, a painter from a folk crafts workshop in the Abramtsevo estate of a famous Russian industrialist and patron of arts Savva Mamontov, saw a set of
Japanese wooden dolls representing Shichi-fuku-jin, the Seven Gods of Fortune. Inspired, Maliutin drew
a sketch of a Russian version of the toy. It was carved by Vasiliy Zvezdochkin in a toy workshop in Sergiyev Posad and painted by Sergei Maliutin. It consisted of eight dolls; the outermost was a girl in an apron, then the dolls alternated between boy and girl, with the innermost – a baby.
In 1900, M.A. Mamontova, the wife of Savva Mamontov, presented the dolls at the World Exhibition in Paris and the toy earned a bronze medal. Soon, many other places in Russia started making matryoshki of various styles.
Modern artists create many new styles of nesting dolls. Today, many talented Russian artists specialize in painting themed matryoshka dolls that feature specific categories of subjects, people or nature.
