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Indian Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Printing Block
By Rajhastani
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Vintage Indian wooden printing block mounted as Art. Wood block print used to hand print textile
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Anglo Raj Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Hand Carved Wood Printing Block with Large Rosettes
Located in Amityville, NY
Amazing antique expertly hand-carved wood block with a floral and vegetal pattern that has been
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique Hand Carved Wood Printing Block in Dark Rosette Pattern
Located in Amityville, NY
Amazing antique expertly hand-carved wood block that has been used in printing production, now
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood

Decorative Antique Hand-Carved Solid Wood Printing Block, Vintage Stamp Tool
Located in Chicago, IL
Very large vintage hand-carved wood block used for printing on fabric or paper to make wall
Category

Early 20th Century Unknown Organic Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Hand Carved Wood Printing Block in Black with Floral Pattern
Located in Amityville, NY
Amazing antique expertly hand-carved wood block that has been used in printing production. Stained
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood

Antique Hand Carved Wood Printing Block with Flower and Star Pattern
Located in Amityville, NY
Amazing antique expertly hand-carved wood block with a floral and vegetal pattern that has been
Category

Early 20th Century Indian Mounted Objects

Materials

Wood

Collectable Antique Hand Carved Butterfly Boarder Printing Block for Wallpaper
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this hand carved in sycamore wood printing block which is long
Category

Antique 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Architectural Elements

Materials

Sycamore

Chinese Wooden Block Printing Set, circa 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese innovations in ink, block printing, and movable type fueled global advancements in printing
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wood

Intricate Hand Carved, Vintage Asian Mid-Century Wooden Scalloped Printing Block
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Splendidly intricately hand carved large wooden heavyweight printing block from Asia Traditionally
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Very Collectable Antique Hand Carved Twelve Flower Printing Block for Wallpaper
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this hand carved in sycamore wood printing block with twelve
Category

Antique 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Architectural Elements

Materials

Sycamore

Very Collectable Antique Hand Carved Blue Flower Printing Block for Wallpaper
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this hand carved in sycamore wood printing block with blue
Category

Antique 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Architectural Elements

Materials

Sycamore

Very Collectable Antique Hand Carved Double Flower Printing Block for Wallpaper
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this hand carved in sycamore wood printing block with double
Category

Antique 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Architectural Elements

Materials

Sycamore

Swirly Very Collectable Antique Hand Carved Floral Printing Block for Wallpaper
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this hand carved in sycamore wood printing block with swirly
Category

Antique 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Architectural Elements

Materials

Sycamore

Very Rare Antique Hand Carved Butterfly Boarder Printing Block for Wallpaper
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this hand carved in sycamore wood printing block which is long
Category

Antique 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Architectural Elements

Materials

Sycamore

Oval Very Collectable Antique Hand Carved Floral Printing Block for Wallpaper
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this hand carved in sycamore wood printing block with flowers
Category

Antique 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Architectural Elements

Materials

Sycamore

Very Collectable Antique Hand Carved Floral Leaf Printing Block for Wallpaper
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this hand carved in sycamore wood printing block with leaf
Category

Antique 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Architectural Elements

Materials

Sycamore

Very Collectable Antique Hand Carved Floral Boarder Printing Block for Wallpaper
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this hand carved in sycamore wood printing block which is long
Category

Antique 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Large Very Collectable Antique Hand Carved Floral Printing Block for Wallpaper
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this hand carved in sycamore wood printing block with flowers
Category

Antique 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Architectural Elements

Materials

Sycamore

FINE VERY COLLECTABLE ANTIQUE HAND CARVED FLORAL PRINTiNG BLOCK FOR WALLPAPER
Located in GB
sycamore wood printing block with flowers wines This piece is part of a suite, I have included a picture
Category

Antique 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Architectural Elements

Materials

Sycamore

VERY COLLECTABLE ANTIQUE HAND CARVED SWiRLY BOARDER PRINTING BLOCK FOR WALLPAPER
Located in GB
sycamore wood printing block which is long for floral borders This piece is part of a suite, I have
Category

Antique 19th Century European Arts and Crafts Architectural Elements

Materials

Sycamore

Set of Chinese Wooden Printing Blocks, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese innovations in ink, block printing, and movable type fueled global advancements in printing
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Wood

Printing Block Wallpaper Complete Repeat Metal Peonies
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
as an elite product. Block printing, which was a slow and labour intensive technique, was the method
Category

Antique 19th Century French Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Oak

Printing Block Wallpaper Complete Pattern Stylised Leaves
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
in the home as a decorative carved wallhanging. A large 19th century French wallpaper printing
Category

Antique 19th Century French Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Oak

Printing Block Wallpaper Complete Repeat Stylised Vase Sunflowers
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
in the home as a decorative carved wallhanging. A large 19th century French wallpaper printing
Category

Antique 19th Century French Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Oak

Printing Block Wallpaper Complete Repeat Empire Acanthus Leaf Roundel
Located in BUNGAY, SUFFOLK
printing block. Carved with a complete repeat of an Empire acanthus leaf roundel with two circles of
Category

Antique 19th Century French Empire Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Oak

Intricately Hand Carved, Vintage Asian Midcentury Heavy Wooden Square Printing
Located in Rothley, Leicestershire
Splendid intricately hand carved large heavyweight wooden square printing block from Asia
Category

Mid-20th Century Indian Other Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

18th Century French Hand Carved Wood Stamp Stencil Block
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a office or study with this antique wood stamp stencil block. Created in France circa 1760
Category

Antique Mid-18th Century French Decorative Art

Materials

Oak

1950s Original Woodcut Carved Wooden print Block by Pauline Jacobsen Woods
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Original 1950s woodcut wooden print block by Pauline Jacobsen. Very nicely detailed, hand carved
Category

Mid-20th Century Scottish Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1950s Original Woodcut Carved Wooden Print Block by Pauline Jacobsen Tree
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Original 1950s woodcut wooden print block by Pauline Jacobsen. Very nicely detailed, hand carved
Category

Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

1950s Woodcut Carved Wooden Print Block The Good Shepherd Pauline Jacobsen
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
1950s woodcut wooden print block by Pauline Jacobsen. Very nicely detailed, hand carved lime wood
Category

Mid-20th Century Scottish Mid-Century Modern Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

Chinese Handheld Ink Block, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Chinese innovations in ink, block printing and movable type fed the technological push toward
Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Elm

Console with Antique Printing Letters and Glass Top on Metal Frame
Located in London, GB
of wooden vintage letterpress printing blocks of letters, numbers placed in a contemporary custom
Category

21st Century and Contemporary British Modern Console Tables

Materials

Metal

Customizable BLOCK Wooden Side Table by Richard Haining, Shown in Walnut
By Richard Haining
Located in Brooklyn, NY
version of 3-D printing, or coil pottery. The desired profile is defined during the building process
Category

2010s American Modern Side Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Cherry, Mahogany, Maple, Oak, Walnut, Softwood, Reclaime...

Antique Wood Block Printed Panel, Uzbekistan, Early 20th C
Located in Istanbul, TR
form of textile printing where wooden blocks with carved designs are used to apply color or patterns
Category

Early 20th Century Uzbek Rustic Pillows and Throws

Materials

Cotton

Antique Wood Block Printed Panel, Uzbekistan, Early 20th C
Antique Wood Block Printed Panel, Uzbekistan, Early 20th C
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H 94.49 in W 81.89 in D 0.2 in
Collection of Four Japanese Wood Print Blocks Meiji Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
). Constructed and hand-chiseled from hardwood, the printing blocks were finely carved on both sides in Chinese
Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Other Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood

Set of Five Korean Wood Print Blocks Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
period). Constructed and hand-chiseled from hardwood, the printing blocks were finely carved on both
Category

Early 20th Century Korean Other Scholar's Objects

Materials

Wood

"A Quiet Corner" Wood Block print by Gustave Baumann, Signed 4 of 125
By Gustave Baumann
Located in Van Nuys, CA
linear block to be included in his block book, Woodcut Impressions of New Mexico. He then carved a
Category

Vintage 1930s American Prints

Materials

Paper

Custom STACKED and PATCHED Table by Richard Haining, shown in Walnut and Oval
By Richard Haining
Located in Brooklyn, NY
scalloped shape was created in Richard’s signature STACKED style. Think coil pottery…or 3D printing, but
Category

2010s American Modern Center Tables

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Cherry, Mahogany, Maple, Oak, Walnut, Bentwood, Softwood...

Wooden STACKED Floor Lamp No.2, shown in salvaged Mahogany, Customizable
By Richard Haining
Located in Brooklyn, NY
version of 3-D printing, or coil pottery. The desired profile is defined during the building process
Category

2010s American Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Cherry, Mahogany, Maple, Oak, Walnut, Softwood, Reclaime...

Customizable STACKED Wooden Floor Lamp no.1, Example shown in Walnut
By Richard Haining
Located in Brooklyn, NY
version of 3-D printing, or coil pottery. The desired profile is defined during the building process
Category

2010s American Modern Floor Lamps

Materials

Cherry, Wood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak, Walnut, Hardwood, Softwood, Reclaime...

Wooden STACKED 5-Bulb Illuminated Sculpture, Customizable, shown in Cherry
By Richard Haining
Located in Brooklyn, NY
an analog version of 3-D printing, or coil pottery. The desired profile is defined during the
Category

2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wood, Cherry, Mahogany, Maple, Oak, Walnut, Hardwood, Softwood, Scrap Wo...

Wooden 7-Bulb Illuminated STACKED Hanging Sculpture, Customizable
By Richard Haining
Located in Brooklyn, NY
. Imagine an analog version of 3-D printing, or coil pottery. The desired profile is defined during the
Category

2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wood, Hardwood, Cherry, Mahogany, Maple, Oak, Walnut, Softwood, Reclaime...

Wooden STACKED Multi-Bulb Illuminated Sculpture, Customizable, shown in Cherry
By Richard Haining
Located in Brooklyn, NY
analog version of 3-D printing, or coil pottery. The desired profile is defined during the building
Category

2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Cherry, Wood, Mahogany, Maple, Oak, Walnut, Hardwood, Softwood, Reclaime...

Wooden STACKED Multi-Bulb Illuminated Sculpture, Customizable, shown in Walnut
By Richard Haining
Located in Brooklyn, NY
analog version of 3-D printing, or coil pottery. The desired profile is defined during the building
Category

2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Wood, Cherry, Mahogany, Maple, Oak, Walnut, Hardwood, Softwood, Reclaime...

STACKED Illuminated Saucer Sculpture, Customizable, Shown in Walnut
By Richard Haining
Located in Brooklyn, NY
version of 3-D printing, or coil pottery. The desired profile is defined during the building process
Category

2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Marble, Metal, Steel, Sheet Metal

STACKED Illuminated Saucer Sculpture, Customizable, Shown in Bone White Maple
By Richard Haining
Located in Brooklyn, NY
version of 3-D printing, or coil pottery. The desired profile is defined during the building process
Category

2010s American Modern Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Marble, Metal, Steel, Sheet Metal

Torii Kotondo Signed Pre-War Japanese Woodblock Print Steam Bath Yuge Vapor 1929
Located in Studio City, CA
(joint venture). The blocks were carved by Ito and printed by Komatsu Wasakichi. The work is signed in
Category

Vintage 1920s Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Paper

Torii Kotondo Signed and Sealed Pre-War Japanese Woodblock Print Rain Ame 1929
Located in Studio City, CA
. This work, titled Rain (Ame), is a highly coveted pre-war printing done in 1929 (the title "Ame" is
Category

Vintage 1920s Japanese Showa Prints

Materials

Paper

Traditional Japanese Woodblock Print of a Traditional Kyoto Town House
Located in Weesp, NL
registration marks carved into the blocks called "kento" was especially helpful with the introduction of
Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Japanese Woodblock on Paper Print by Katsuyuki Nishijima
Located in Weesp, NL
applied by hand (kappazuri-e). The development of two registration marks carved into the blocks called
Category

Vintage 1970s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Antique Japanese Framed Woodblock Print Depicting a Woman in the Woods
Located in Yonkers, NY
drawing that would be transferred from paper to a cherry-wood block, which was carved and then inked
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Glass, Paint, Paper

Japanese Mid-Century Modern Woodblock Print by S. Nozaki
Located in Weesp, NL
(kappazuri-e). The development of two registration marks carved into the blocks called "kento" was especially
Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paint, Paper

19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print Depicting Monks Having Tea, in Black Frame
Located in Yonkers, NY
a cherry-wood block, which was carved and then inked, before blank sheets of paper were laid on top
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Glass, Paint, Paper

Japanese Mid-Century Modern Woodblock Print by Tomizaburo Hasegawa
Located in Weesp, NL
: width : 24 cm / 9.448 Inches x height : 33.5 cm / 123.188 inches. Woodblock printing in Japan
Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

Japanese Mid-Century Modern Woodblock Print by Tasuku Yoshida
Located in Weesp, NL
registration marks carved into the blocks called "kento" was especially helpful with the introduction of
Category

Vintage 1960s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Prints

Materials

Paper

19th Century Japanese Woodblock Print Depicting a Ceremonial Tassel and Fan
Located in Yonkers, NY
with an artist’s drawing that would be transferred from paper to a cherry-wood block, which was carved
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint, Paper

Japanese Meiji Chikanobu Toyohara Framed Woodblock Print with Archery Tournament
By Toyohara Chikanobu
Located in Yonkers, NY
transferred from paper to a cherry-wood block, which was carved and then inked, before blank sheets of paper
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Paper, Glass

Antique Japanese Framed Woodblock Print Depicting a Man and Woman Discussing
Located in Yonkers, NY
would be transferred from paper to a cherry-wood block, which was carved and then inked, before blank
Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paint

Two Antique Indian Carved Wood Printing Blocks
Located in Antwerp, BE
Two 19th century hand-carved wood printing blocks used to print textiles. Mounted with picture
Category

Antique Late 19th Century More Asian Art, Objects and Furniture

Unique Wooden Fabric Printing Blocks, Rhône Region, France 1800s Collection
Located in Petaluma, CA
This is a set of three beautiful French 1800s fabric printing blocks in wood, each a unique piece
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French French Provincial Decorative Art

Materials

Wood

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Carved Printing Block For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the carved printing block you’re looking for. Each carved printing block for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, hardwood and pearwood. There are many kinds of the carved printing block you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 19th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. A carved printing block is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Arts and Crafts styles are sought with frequency. You’ll likely find more than one carved printing block that is appealing in its simplicity, but Rajhastani produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Carved Printing Block?

A carved printing block can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $390, while the lowest priced sells for $78 and the highest can go for as much as $1,400.
Questions About Carved Printing Block
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Indian block printing is an art form that originated in India during ancient times. It involves carving a block of teak wood with an intricate pattern and then using it to press ink onto fabric like silk or cotton. On 1stDibs, find a variety of Indian block printed apparel and art.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    A printing block is sometimes called a printmaking block, a wood block or a block. You can also refer to one simply as a printing block. Artists carve printmaking blocks with designs, apply ink and then press them against a surface to produce artwork. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of block prints from some of the world's top galleries.
  • 1stDibs ExpertMay 5, 2023
    The oldest known example of block printing is the Diamond Sutra. Produced around 886 CE, the scroll is a Buddhist religious text and was discovered in Dunhuang, China. Anthropologists believe that the Chinese developed the art of block printing 4,000 years ago, but so far, none of the earlier works have been discovered. On 1stDibs, find a variety of block prints from some of the world's top galleries.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Rajasthan is the Indian state that is most famous for block printing, though it is also a popular dyeing method in a variety of other states. Rajasthan features various cities known for different techniques of this textile printing method. On 1stDibs, find a range of authentic Indian block printed textiles.