{"id":4601,"date":"2025-12-10T10:43:33","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T10:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/?page_id=4601"},"modified":"2025-12-11T12:45:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-11T12:45:20","slug":"block-print","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/block-print\/","title":{"rendered":"Block Printing (traditional wooden block printing)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Craft Name: Block Printing (traditional wooden block printing)<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Region: Rajasthan, Gujarat<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBlock printing is one of India\u2019s oldest textile arts, dating back over 2,000 years, with early evidence from Gujarat\u2019s Harappan sites and medieval Rajasthani trade centres. The craft flourished in Bagru, Sanganer, Ajrakhpur, and Dhamadka, where each region developed its own identity: Bagru\u2019s earthy alizarin reds and indigo blues, Sanganer\u2019s fine floral lines, and Gujarat\u2019s bold geometric repeats. Historically, block-printed fabrics were traded to Persia, Egypt, and Southeast Asia. Families of chhipa artisans passed down the craft through generations.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Sanganer: delicate pastels and madder; Bagru: natural earth tones and indigo.<\/li><\/ul>

      How much time does it take to make a product, and how many artisans are involved in making this craft?<\/strong>
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      • Floral vines, paisleys, geometric repeats, regional icons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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        • Fabrics: cotton, silk, muslin<\/li>\n
        • Wooden blocks, natural & synthetic dyes, mordants (alum)<\/li>\n
        • Printing tables, rubbing pads, dye vats<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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          HOW TO IDENTIFY GENUINE BLOCK PRINT<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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          • Slight misalignments\/registration marks and ink irregularities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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            • Natural-dye smell and soft hand for authentic pieces.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

              Craft Name: Block Printing (traditional wooden block printing) Region: Rajasthan, Gujarat CRAFT HISTORY Block printing is one of India\u2019s oldest textile arts, dating back over 2,000 years, with early evidence from Gujarat\u2019s Harappan sites and medieval Rajasthani trade centres. The craft flourished in Bagru, Sanganer, Ajrakhpur, and Dhamadka, where each region developed its own identity: […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4601","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4601"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4601\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6314,"href":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4601\/revisions\/6314"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.aiacaonline.org\/craftkatha-pop-up\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}