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Morskoi Tsar - Shadow Puppetby ~IsabellasArt

Artisan Crafts / Folding & Papercraft / Papercutting & Scherenschnitte

This weekend I finaly had some time left to work out one of the shadow puppets I had in mind for a very long time.

Above you can see my version of the Morskoi Tsar, who was in former days known as the water king in the folklore of Russia.

He appears in many Russian folk tales and it is said that he lived underwater in beautiful crystal halls together with his daughters. They are the well known Rusulkas, maidens of extraordinary beauty who can shape shift in the form of an animal if they wish. They are mostly seen in the form of water birds such as swans , geese or ducks.

Most people were afraid of the Morskoi Tsar as it was believed he hunted on humans and drowned them if he managed to catch one. It is also said that sometimes he would seek for boys to marry his daughters.

What the Morskoi Tsar is doing here? Is he hunting for a groom or is he hunting humans? Well, you have to seek that out yourself.....

The original hand-cut puppet is now for sale at my Etsy Shop: [link]

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~nevermindlotte Jul 23, 2010

this inspires my undying affection (not to creep you out or anything)

~IsabellasArt Jul 25, 2010

Thank you

~sebamoya1 Dec 4, 2009

wow, i love the details here, like the water king's flowing coat the curls in his beard, as well as the detailing in the fish's fins. very nicely done!

~IsabellasArt Dec 11, 2009

thank you so much!

~Welliame Nov 27, 2009

I really like the fantasy of this..So beautiful..
And the idea of the lantern is great..!

~IsabellasArt Dec 2, 2009

Thank you so much, I'm glad you like it!

!velvetina211 Nov 24, 2009 Student

how sweet
and what great story!
good for a tale^^

~IsabellasArt Dec 2, 2009

Thank you!

!velvetina211 Dec 2, 2009 Student

welcome

~Hattivat Nov 24, 2009

Brilliant!

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