Thai elephant rice box and lotus flower - 40.6 cm

Handmade Elephant storage basket

This pretty Thai rice box Or tea box is ideal as a decoration indoor. 

It can also be used to store clean laundry, or as a vase for one dried bouquet in the middle of the living room, or to store/hide unsightly toilet paper.

This rice box is ideal for everything storage !

Craftsmen from Chiang Mai have hand painted on each side of the tea box a elephant bathing, with half of a body of the famous koi carp Japanese, emblem of bravery, of courage, perseverance andlove. 

The place of the elephant in Asia

In Asia, theelephant is an animal sacred. It is one of the most powerful symbols of peace, of prosperity and of chance. He is the epitome of self-control and strong mind. 

Meaning and Symbol of the lotus 

For many years, the lotus has always been a divine symbol in Hindu and Buddhist traditions. It symbolizes divine beauty, purity of body, speech and spirit, as it floats and flourishes above the marshy and muddy waters of attachment and desire. 

The particularity of the lotus is that the seed and the flower appear together. The symbolism of the lotus in Buddhism also relates to the simultaneity of the cause (the seed) and the effect (the flower) in the law of causality of the universe, which is one of the major concepts of Buddhist philosophy. 

The lotus draws its vital substance from the mud and then flourishes above the water. The mud represents suffering, troubles, desires, which are the very soil of our development. It is therefore possible to transform one's karma through enlightenment, the attainment of Buddhahood, thanks to our awakening to the law of causality.

Traditional craftsmanship from Thailand

Handmade in an authentic and traditional way, from bamboo wood, natural rattan and mango wood, this storage box will invite you to travel to Thailand!

Note: Being items entirely assembled with natural products and hand painted in an artisanal way, slight differences may occur in colors, patterns and finish.

Characteristics of the Elephant and Lotus Flower Rice Box