Old Textile Printing Block From Jaipur - Ca 1930 Origin - Nagaland 9 x 5 x 20

9 x 5 x 20 (wxdxh cms)

These sterling silver earrings are inlaid with garnet with a surrounding filigree design

22 x 22 x 31 (wxdxh cms)

These shutters were used to cover a wall niche where valuables were kept

seated cross-legged on a double lotus pedestal

Old Textile Printing Block From Jaipur - Ca 1930 Origin - Nagaland 9 x 5 x 20This antique Indian textile printing block was hand carved in Jaipur for the traditional art of block printing. The simple yet elegant repeating pattern of stylised floral rosettes and circular dots would have been used to create decorative borders or all over designs on cotton textiles using natural dyes. Each block was painstakingly carved from a single piece of hardwood, allowing skilled printers to build intricate patterns one impression at a