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Tibetan Wooden Print Block
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Regional Art:
Pre 1950 item# 688542 (stock# 14774c)
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Himalayan Antiques
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The Tibetans never used movable type. They went directly
from hand-carved wood block pages to computer fonts. This
is a an example of how all their books were printed in
the pre-computer age. The letters
are a mirror image of how they will appear
on the page.
There was an elaborate process of producing these print blocks.
The wood had to be carefully selected and then put through a
long process of aging b ...click for details
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Wooden Chapatti stamp from Nepal
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Pre 1960 item# 688503 (stock# 11082)
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The mountain villages of Nepal used to be full of wonderfully
carved wooden items no matter how humdrum the function. These examples
of a rich material culture are slowly vanishing as fashions change and
the older generations die out. Villages are no longer so isolated and
slick new imports replace what once had to be produced locally by hand.
This decorative stamp is fashioned from a single block of wood. It
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