{"product_id":"antique-textile-printing-block","title":"Antique Textile Printing Block","description":"\u003ch3\u003eA hand-carved printer’s tool from nineteenth-century India.\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFor sale, a textile printing block or \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003ebunta\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e made for stamping decorative designs onto cloth. Carved from dense Indian rosewood, \u003cem\u003eshisham. \u003c\/em\u003eP\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eresumed nineteenth century and consistent in construction and wear with printing blocks made and used in Benares (Varanasi) in Uttar Pradesh. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eDimensions: 5.5 × 3.25 × 1.25 inches\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eWeight: 10 oz.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eNo provenance documentation available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRepeated exposure to printing dye and mustard oil (as a conditioner) has stained and darkened the wood. The carved printing face bears a pattern of crosses and circles arranged in a zigzag fashion, suggesting that this was a \u003cem\u003erekh\u003c\/em\u003e block used to print the outline of the overall design. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003eThe word \u003cem\u003ebunta \u003c\/em\u003ederives from Hindi \u003cem\u003ebuta\u003c\/em\u003e or \u003cem\u003ebuti\u003c\/em\u003e, terms referring to leaves, sprigs, buds, and the floral or vegetal motifs characteristic of Indian textile pattern. The modern French word for paisley, \u003cem\u003eboteh\u003c\/em\u003e, is a borrowing from the same source.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne might ask, why is this being sold at a bookshop? \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe acquired this to supplement our inventory pertaining to textile arts, history and manufacturing, one of our areas of special interest. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bonfire Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49287005143214,"sku":null,"price":56.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0579\/0679\/0574\/files\/900_3270892d-41e4-4f9a-8ee7-de99ce470739.jpg?v=1788366451","url":"https:\/\/bonfirebookshop.com\/products\/antique-textile-printing-block","provider":"Bonfire Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}