Printing Block for a Devotional Print or Prayer Flag

by Himalayan Buddhist Woodblock

$5,250 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

A Himalayan Buddhist woodblock of Bhutanese origin, carved with Tibetan script and devotional imagery for the printing of a religious text, prayer flag, or related sacred image. This printing block belongs to the woodblock printing traditions of the Himalayan Buddhist world. The dense script and central religious image suggest a devotional function, placing the block among those used for prayer flags, amuletic prints, or image-bearing religious impressions, distinct from the

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