58. Masha to shiroi tori: Roshia no minwa [Masha and the white bird]

Author

Retold by Mikhail A. Bulatov, illustrated by Dekune Iku

Publisher

Kaiseisha

Year

2005

NDL call number

Y18-N05-H378

Commentary

A tale based on a Russian folk story. The young girl Masha travels to a forest where a witch lives in order to search for her younger brother who was taken by a white bird. The original artwork was painted on plaster panels using a combination of tempera and oil paints.