Old Floral Textile Printing Block From Jaipur - Ca 1930 Period - Late 18th Century Sun-Bleached Timber

Sun-Bleached Timber

folds and minor marks consistent with age

The style has existed in China since before the Ming dynasty but rose to prominence in the Qing dynasty

They were always long & narrow in form

Old Floral Textile Printing Block From Jaipur - Ca 1930 Period - Late 18th Century Sun-Bleached TimberThis antique Indian textile printing block was hand carved in Jaipur for the centuries old craft of block printing. The flowing design combines elegant scrolling vines with stylised flowers and curling foliage, creating a beautifully balanced pattern that would have been repeatedly stamped onto cotton fabrics using natural vegetable dyes. Carving a printing block of this complexity demanded remarkable precision. Every raised line and tiny detail was