Old Textile Printing Block From Jaipur - Ca 1930 Origin - Nagaland seated cross-legged on a double

seated cross-legged on a double lotus pedestal

The design is based on the traditional Indian takhat which was used as a daybed in Rajasthan

A filigree copper lantern from the Northern state of Uttar Pradesh

Depicting the Edo theatre

There is a money box at the bottom right side with 2 secret drawers behind

Old Textile Printing Block From Jaipur - Ca 1930 Origin - Nagaland seated cross-legged on a doubleThis 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