Russian Lacquer: The Museum of Lacquer Art Collection

by Monika Kopplin

The Museum of Lacquer Art in M nster houses the most extensive collection of Russian lacquer art outside of the Russian Federation. Dating from the early nineteenth-century to the 1950s, the lacquer miniatures in the museum's collection highlight an extraordinary diversity of decorative techniques and provide a comprehensive overview of the local development of lacquer art. Although the origins of lacquer art in Russia can be traced to Peter the Great,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3777424293
• ISBN13: 9783777424293
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: Hirmer Verlag GmbH
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 4.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 9.6" x 12.0"