Poppy & Wheat Leaf Panel Pysanka — a real Ukrainian goose egg, hand-painted in the traditional wax-batik technique. A leaf-shaped central panel runs from top to bottom, outlined in a white zigzag border and filled with bright red poppies, golden wheat sprigs, and green leaves. On either side, the rest of the egg is covered in a dense red, yellow, and black diamond lattice, with a narrower decorative band of red and yellow diamonds set in a white crosshatch frame.

Poppies are a folk symbol of remembrance and family memory, while wheat sprigs stand for abundance and a good harvest — together combining themes of remembrance and prosperity in one design.

About Pysanka Tradition

Being originally a symbol of the sun and the birth of life, hand-painted Ukrainian eggs became a traditional gift and an attribute of Easter, the holiday honoring the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. A pysanka is a dried eggshell decorated with painted symbols, each line and color carrying its own meaning. Kept on the table during Easter, such eggs served as a talisman of wellbeing and were believed to bring positive energy into the home, often passed down from one generation to the next.

• Real goose egg (emptied and prepared), not wooden or wax
• Size: approx. 3.5 in (≈9 cm) length and height
• Hand-painted, traditional wax-batik (pysanka) method
• Handmade in Western Ukraine
• Varnished finish
• Brand new, never used

As each egg is painted entirely by hand, the exact placement of every line may vary slightly from the photos — this is part of what makes every pysanka one of a kind.