Historical View on Block Printing Technique and its Used in Bagh Print

Abstract

The block printing technique is a very old and first time this used in China over 2,000 years ago. At first block printing was only used for artwork printed on fabric. Later, it was also applied to paper. Block printing is a form of dying and coloring a fabric using wooden blocks .India is one of the largest manufacturers and exporters of block printed fabric in the world. The most important centres for block printing in India are Sanganer, Jaipur, Bagru and Barmer in Rajasthan, Bagh in Madhya Pradesh, Anjar, Deesa, Ahemdabad, Jetpur, Rajkot, Porbandar and Bhavnagar in Gujarat, and Pilakuan and Farukhabad in Uttar Pradesh.