Clay toy is a collective name for products that combine elements of decorative and applied with fine art, and musical elements. Traditional folk toys vary in type, material and production technidue. Many regions of Russia are renowned for their clay toys.
The Filimonovo craft originated in the village of Filimonovo of the Odoevsky District of the Tula Region. Clay whistles are made of a special kind of clay named sinika. Most often masters represent people and animals; sometimes they model compositions of several figures. The shape of the toys has elongated proportions, conditional rendering of details and symbolic ornament.
The Borisovka toy is one of the distinctive folk crafts of the Belgorod Region. Among the traditional images there were animals and people. Characteristic faces with broad noses and bulging eyes make the Borisovka toy quite peculiar. The shape of the toys is simple, laconic, and has a restrained color range with a predominance of ochre and brown colors.
The Kozhlya toy is considered a folk treasure of the Kursk Region. It is made of local clay of a greyish-blue hue, which becomes completely white after firing. Expressiveness in the Kozhlya toy is achieved by a peculiar configuration of clay figurines painted lengthwise and crosswise, usually in four colors: red, blue, yellow and green. These toys are very amusing and kind: cats play the accordion, roosters ride on rams, people with 3D whistles at the back look in profile like strange fairy-tale creatures.
The postage stamp features Filimonovo, Kozhlya and Borisovka clay toys.
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Printing method |
Perforation |
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| Self-adhesive |
Offset + security system |
Die cut 12 |
35 × 35 × 50 mm |
306 thousand stamps |