Old Textile Printing Block From Jaipur - Ca 1930 Period - Early 19th Century restrained aesthetic

restrained aesthetic

his most famous form

it bears diagonal ribbing and patterned bands

It's a great example of the extraordinary variety of artistic styles reflecting the many cultures that inhabit India

but this one still has the original opening hatches

Old Textile Printing Block From Jaipur - Ca 1930 Period - Early 19th Century restrained aestheticThis antique Indian textile printing block was hand carved in Jaipur for the traditional craft of block printing. Its elegant repeating design of elongated leaves and trailing stems reflects the natural forms that have inspired Indian textile patterns for centuries. Used with natural vegetable dyes, blocks such as this were stamped by hand onto cotton fabrics to create beautifully layered, repeating designs. Every printing block began as a solid piece