Old Floral Textile Printing Block From Jaipur - Ca 1930 Period - Late 18th Century This large lacquered Chinese chest

This large lacquered Chinese chest would have been used for storing clothing and bedding

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What is lovely about this piece is the original carved peacocks in the center which are beautifully framed by recarved peacocks on each leg

Sun-Bleached Timber

Features: Mughal arch carving

Old Floral Textile Printing Block From Jaipur - Ca 1930 Period - Late 18th Century This large lacquered Chinese chestThis 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