Zhostovo Hand-Painted Tray

This product is a classic example of Zhostovo paintwork, a traditional Russian folk art craft. The craft originated in the early 19th century in the village of Zhostovo, Moscow Region. These trays are typically made of sheet iron or steel, coated with multiple layers of oil lacquer, and then hand-painted with distinctive floral motifs before being finished with more lacquer and oven-dried.

While there are various small workshops and individual artisans, the primary producer and maintainer of the brand's heritage is the Zhostovo Decorative Art Factory. Each piece is unique due to the free-brush painting technique where the artist does not use sketches, making it a highly valued decorative item and functional piece of kitchenware. Ownership remains centered around the traditional cooperative and factory structures located in the original region of the craft's birth.