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2. Zhostovo is a world-famous Russian folk art center popular for its painted trays decorated with bright bunches of flowers on the black background.world-famousRussian folkwithblack

3. The skillful and talented masters of Zhostovo have turned these domestic utensils into real masterpieces of art.

4. The history of the trade began in 1825 when the Vishnyakov brothers opened1825 their business painting metal trays in the village of Zhostovo, near Moscow.

5. Soon tray painting becamepainting an independent handicraft.

6. The floral designs of Zhostovo trays display the beauty of nature andnature a cheerful, optimistic sense of life.

7. Though the most traditional painting is flowers on the tray, sometimes they depict fruits and cherries, rarely animals or insects.

8. The trays are usually black, though they can be green, dark blue and others. They have various forms, up to thirty.

9. The Zhostovo tray is a perfect gift at any event. It turns having tea procedure into a celebration if you serve tea on this tray.