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Jostovo Tray of Russian Crafts Metal Lacquer Painting Traditional Russian Craft Tray. Jostovo, the art of lacquer painting. About forty km north of Moscow, there is a famous village of 500 souls: Jostovo. This place surrounded by forests, immense fields and lakes, is very similar to other villages. However, a craft business - developed since the early 18th century - sets it apart from its neighbors...the production of finely hand-painted metal trays. Originally, these were designed in papier-mache. Size cm 29 x 28.5 Condition: - good - Slight signs of aging (non-impacting) Details: colors are as much as possible consistent with reality, the color rendering depends heavily on the light with which the photos were taken. The graphic representation is made for the sole purpose of illustrating the product and is purely indicative - read the product sheet carefully. For more info, please contact Retrobottega. Prestalia e-commerce solutions.