On January 10, a postage stamp dedicated to the 200th Anniversary of the Zhostovo folk craft was put into postal circulation

Zhostovo painting is a Russian folk art craft of forged metal (tin) trays that has existed since 1825. At that time, the workshop of O. Vishnyakov was opened in the village of Zhostovo, Mytishchi District of the Moscow Region.

The basic theme of the painting is a simply composed flower bouquet, where large and small garden and field flowers, leaves, buds and stems are in harmonic entity. Painting is usually performed on a black background. The classic Zhostovo style suggests several floral compositions: Ashberry, Currant, A Solid Bouquet, A Loose Bouquet, A Flower Crown, A Branch Viewed from the Corner. Besides, the trays carry diverse trimming: decoration of the side, where geometric and vegetal patterns are individualized on each article and are a kind of a supplement to the basic theme of the painting. Masters paint with oil paints diluted with line seed oil and turpentine, using squirrel brushes. Painting is done in two stages: the first stage is referred to as zamalyovka (priming) and the second one is named vypravka (smoothing). Each Zhostovo tray is hand-painted and has an author's signature.

The postage stamp shows products of the Zhostovo craft: a tray, a samovar and a tea glass; the margins provide elements of painting.

In addition to the issue of the postage stamp, JSC Marka produced First Day Covers and special cancels for Moscow, St. Petersburg, and Zhostovo of the Moscow Region, as well as a maxi-card and an illustrated cover with the postage stamp, a label and a First Day Cover with a cancel for Zhostovo of the Moscow Region inside.


Design Artist: Kh. Betredinova
Face value: 22 rubles.
Stamp size (diam): 33 mm, sheet size: 131×137 mm.
Emission form: a sheet with formatted margins with 9 (3×3) stamps.
Quantity: 180 thousand stamps (20 thousand sheets).

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