Old Peacock Textile Printing Block From Jaipur - Ca 1930 Lampshades This piece would look fantastic

This piece would look fantastic in a contemporary home with dried flowers or planted with tall houseplants

this compact cabinet is ideal for displaying ceramics

Decoration: Deeply carved geometric banding with stylised endless knot motif

According to the writing on the bottom of the cabinet it was made for a very wealthy merchant named Nakai Shojiuemon Tachibana Takenari on Tomi-machi street who was 68 years old and originally from Hino

a natural deterrent against moths and insects and therefore safeguarded clothes and silk garments

Old Peacock Textile Printing Block From Jaipur - Ca 1930 Lampshades This piece would look fantasticThe knowledge of carving these intricate wooden textile printing blocks has been handed down through generations in Jaipur. This fascinating technique for printing cotton is very skilled. Watching the printers at their craft is mesmerising. The speed at that they work along the long tables, often in conjunction with others who contribute to the pattern is impressive. The work is laborious, but the results are wonderful. Dimensions: 12 x 16 x 6. 5