Relief carving This means carving a picture into a flat piece of wood. Traditionally, carved wooden reliefs are subtly three-dimensional, so the image appears to project out of the wood’s surface.

The artefact, a relic from the Maya civilisation, features a relief carving of a skull in profile. Historians posit that the object comprised one block in a wall of similar carvings meant to evoke ...

Carving traditional Chinese patterns on leather Updated: 2018-04-27 (ejilin.gov.cn) Mail Print Larger Medium Small ...

Chinese jade carving has evolved over the centuries, coming to reflect other art forms, popular customs, religion and folk tales. Yangzhou jade carvings are made from several different types of jade.

Perhaps the reason why the relief carving at the curios shop on the premises of Sree Padmanabha Swamy Temple is attracting believers. Carved out of a three-feet-wide and two-feet-high wood, the ...