Old Textile Printing Block From Jaipur - Ca 1930 Origin - Nagaland was a common sight outside

was a common sight outside shops and small restaurants in China

15 x 6 x 15

Depicting the Edo theatre

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

Old Textile Printing Block From Jaipur - Ca 1930 Origin - Nagaland was a common sight outsideThis 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