Tholu Bommalatha Orange Peacock Bookmark – Hand-Painted Indian Folk Art Option:Option 2 What does the lotus represent

What does the lotus represent in this design

This square wooden box carries that ancient story through a fish-and-swan motif rendered in Pattachitra

●       Use case: Bookmark

What gives the frame its gold Tanjore-style finish

What does the peacock symbolise in Kalamkari art

Tholu Bommalatha Orange Peacock Bookmark – Hand-Painted Indian Folk Art Option:Option 2 What does the lotus representA 400 Year Old Art Form. Now Marking Your Place in a Book. Tholu Bommalatha is one of India's oldest surviving folk art traditions, originating in Andhra Pradesh over four centuries ago, originally painted on leather for shadow puppet theatre. Hand painted in the leather puppet tradition of Andhra Pradesh, this peacock bookmark carries the orange of a Deccan sunset the same warmth artisans have painted onto Tholu Bommalata puppets for generations of