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Evolution of Bird Art!
This monsoon, Purathanam is excited to introduce a collection of beautiful nineteenth-century bird chromolithographs. While researching this collection, I ended up going down a rabbit hole that took me...
Evolution of Bird Art!
This monsoon, Purathanam is excited to introduce a collection of beautiful nineteenth-century bird chromolithographs. While researching this collection, I ended up going down a rabbit hole that took me...
Journey of Lithograph to Chromolithograph to Ol...
Do you wonder what a lithograph print, a chromolithograph print, or an oleograph print is, and what the differences are, and how to even identify...
Journey of Lithograph to Chromolithograph to Ol...
Do you wonder what a lithograph print, a chromolithograph print, or an oleograph print is, and what the differences are, and how to even identify...
The Birth of Shakuntala: A Story Across Time!!
This March 2026, I found another gem in the lithograph market. This Large format chromolithograph from the 1890s depicts “The Birth of Shakuntala”, painted by Raja...
The Birth of Shakuntala: A Story Across Time!!
This March 2026, I found another gem in the lithograph market. This Large format chromolithograph from the 1890s depicts “The Birth of Shakuntala”, painted by Raja...
The History of the F.A.L. Press Through a Saras...
I found a beautiful antique lithograph print of Saraswati from the F.A.L Press. Collectors of lithographs, oleographs, and posters would know the importance of the prints from...
The History of the F.A.L. Press Through a Saras...
I found a beautiful antique lithograph print of Saraswati from the F.A.L Press. Collectors of lithographs, oleographs, and posters would know the importance of the prints from...
The Unexpected History Hidden in a Jintan Japan...
Every now and then, history drops something surprising right into my hands. This time it was a simple...
The Unexpected History Hidden in a Jintan Japan...
Every now and then, history drops something surprising right into my hands. This time it was a simple...
Kumaramangalam: A Visit to a House Frozen in Time
Last December, during my trip to Trivandrum, I had the opportunity to visit my friend Devu’s ancestral home, a charming 300-year-old naalukettu veedu located near the Padmanabhaswamy...
Kumaramangalam: A Visit to a House Frozen in Time
Last December, during my trip to Trivandrum, I had the opportunity to visit my friend Devu’s ancestral home, a charming 300-year-old naalukettu veedu located near the Padmanabhaswamy...