Museum quality custom ordered chest by Palekh grand master Galina Ghirikova, with a basic theme of circle of life: as the baby grows, eventually marries and the young couple also has a baby who begins the cycle again. With a background as a symbolic circle of life of the growing and harvesting of the wheat based on Ivan Golikov ideas throughout the piece. Done in a very traditional Palekh style with top technical merits and fine gold boarders. Ordered by American collector.