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20C Medium Chinese Soapstone Carving
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely 20c medium Chinese soapstone carving. Made in China in the early 20th
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

20C Medium Chinese Soapstone Carving
20C Medium Chinese Soapstone Carving
H 9.75 in W 5.75 in D 3.6 in
20C Chinese Soapstone Foo Dog Carving
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely 20C Chinese soapstone foo dog carving. Made in China in the early 20th
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

Vintage Chinese Relief Amber Snuff Bottle
Located in San Diego, CA
A vintage Chinese relief amber snuff bottle, circa 1970s. Amber is fossilized tree resin that has
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Resin

Pair of Chinese Relief Carved Daybed Panels, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
bed enclosure. Expertly crafted, the panel displays a beautiful relief carving with intricate details
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Elm

Chinese Yellow Vase with High Relief Motif of Bats and Peaches
Located in New York, NY
Chinese yellow glass moon flask shaped vase with high relief motif of bats and peaches on a
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Glass

Antique Chinese Serpentine Relief Carved Dragon Covered Vase ROC c.1920s
Located in Richmond, CA
Antique Chinese ROC period early 20th Century hand carved serpentine stone covered bottle vase
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Serpentine

Monumental Chinese Export Bas Relief of Seated Scholar
Located in Buchanan, MI
Monumental Chinese Export bas relief of seated scholar, great detail with very good dimensional
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Mid-20th Century American Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Plaster

Antique Chinese Carved-In-Relief Resin Libation Cup, Genre Scene, 20th Century
Located in Big Flats, NY
An antique Chinese libation cup offers resin construction with carved-in-relief genre scene having
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Resin

Hand-Carved Chinese Temple Carving from the 19th Century with Traces of Paint
Located in Yonkers, NY
This splendid antique Chinese temple carving was hand-carved from a solid block of wood during the
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Wood Carving Good Fortune Set of 4
Located in Somis, CA
. A combination of relief carving and pierced carving techniques are used in these pieces. The center
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Wood Carving Good Fortune Set of 4
Antique Wood Carving Good Fortune Set of 4
H 5.5 in W 14.38 in D 0.25 in
20C Chinese Soapstone Polished Ring Dish
Located in Dallas, TX
century circa 1930. This is a polished mottled gray soapstone carving with carved relief handle
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

Chinese Rust Agate Carved Teapot with Stand
Located in New York, NY
Asian Chinese rust agate tea pot with filigree handle and carved relief with a floral and scroll
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone, Marble

Chinese Rust Agate Carved Teapot with Stand
Chinese Rust Agate Carved Teapot with Stand
H 9.25 in W 10.25 in D 3.5 in
Pair of 20C Chinese Soapstone Carved Bookends
Located in Dallas, TX
soapstone carvings to create a very unusual pair of bookends. Carved in relief in what appear to be
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

Antique Gilt Hand Carved Chinese Fragment
Located in Tampa, FL
A fabulous 18th century Chinese hand carved fragment with birds and flowers. Very deep relief gold
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Antique 1890s Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Set of 3 Small Chinese Carved Soapstone Sculptures
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a lovely set of 3 small Chinese carved soapstone sculptures. Made in China in the
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

Chinese Export Finely Carved Soapstone Scholars/ Tea Pot
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Export finely carved soapstone scholars/ tea pot With deeply carved floral and vine
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

19th Century, Hand Carved Chinese Wood Panel
Located in Lambertville, NJ
A large hand carved Chinese wood panel, hand painted. The early 19th century panel with lion
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Chinese Gilt Carved Bed Panel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This gilt carved panel began its life as a decorative addition to a 19th-century Chinese cabinet or
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Chinese Gilt Carved Bed Panel, c. 1900
Chinese Gilt Carved Bed Panel, c. 1900
H 8.5 in W 11.25 in D 3 in
Chinese Gilt Carved Bed Panel, c. 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
This gilt carved panel began its life as a decorative addition to a 19th-century Chinese cabinet or
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Chinese Gilt Carved Bed Panel, c. 1900
Chinese Gilt Carved Bed Panel, c. 1900
H 9.75 in W 7.75 in D 3 in
Exceptional & Highly Decorative Pair of Chinese Export Carved Giltwood Panels
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
showing finely executed relief-carved & gilded vignettes, composed in a terraced format depicting
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Giltwood

Pair of Framed Chinese Figural Carved and Painted Panels
Located in Norwood, NJ
Nicely carved and framed pair of high relief carved and painted panels. Subtle colors with age
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Elm

Chinese Stone Seated Shakyamuni Buddha Stele, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
attendant bodhisattvas, carved in relief on the curved stele behind and platform below. Leafy tree branches
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Limestone

Antique 3 Architectural Panels of Chinese Carved Gilt Statue Group
Located in Norton, MA
Antique 3 Architectural Panels of Chinese carved gilt statue group with relief carved images from
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Fine Chinese Stucco Head of Bodhisattva Southern Dynasties
Located in Atlanta, GA
fragment was part of high-relief wall sculpture based on its construction. The frontal and the side of the
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Sculptures and Carvings

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Earthenware, Stucco, Petrified Wood

Chinese Russet Jade Hardwood Imperial Ruyi Scepter Qing Dynasty, Provenance
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Chinese Qing Dynasty jade Ruyi scepter with three beautiful relief carved domed russet jade panels in
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

Chinese Vintage Hand Carved Wooden Floral and Animal Arching Sculpture on Base
Located in Yonkers, NY
A Chinese vintage hand carved wooden floral and animal carving from the mid-20th century, with
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Chinese Ming Dynasty Hand Carved Stone Monkey Sculpture with Infant Monkey
Located in Yonkers, NY
A 19th century Chinese Ming dynasty hand carved stone monkey sculpture. This Chinese sculpture
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Rare Antique Chinese Qing Guangxu Imperial Style Red Ink Stick With Box 19c
Located in Richmond, CA
A rare antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Guangxu period Imperial style marked red ink stick, in the form
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

Antique Chinese Carved Moss Agate Cups Qilin Handles Hardwood Stands Qing 18/19c
Located in Richmond, CA
A fine garniture pair of Chinese moss agate carved cups, sides flanked with Qilin handles, relief
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Agate

Pair of 19th Century Chinese Hardwood Hand-Carved 5-Claw Dragon Mirrors
Located in New York, NY
A pair of 20th century or earlier Chinese hardwood hand carved five-claw dragon mirrors. Each is
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Antique Early 1900s Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Hand Carved Soapstone Bookends with Asian Chinese Dragon Motif, Ca 1950
Located in New York, NY
A pair of finely hand-carved soap stone bookends featuring high relief landscape scenes with dragon
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Vintage 1950s Chinese Mid-Century Modern Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

Antique Carved Stone Temple Sculpture of a Woman from, China, Late Qing, c 1900
Located in Yonkers, NY
standing on a square base, delicately carved in low-relief. This tall (49”) carved Chinese stone temple
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20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Stone

China 549-577 AD Northern Qi Dynasty Ancient Caparisoned Horse In Earthenware
Located in Miami, FL
Exceedingly rare Chinese pottery caparisoned horse from the Northern Qi region. A beautiful
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Archaistic Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Earthenware, Pottery

Pair of Vintage Chinese Figural Architectural Element Incense Burner Stand
Located in Forney, TX
A wonderful pair of antique Chinese red lacquer and gilt gold painted hand carved wooden figural
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Early 20th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood, Paint

A Fine White Jade Ink Cake Stand. Qing Dynasty, 19TH C
Located in London, GB
a rectangular upper surface hand carved in low relief with a seven monkeys in different poses and
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

Large Jade-Inset Wood Ruyi Scepter, 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
shaped gray and russet jade plaques the largest carved in high relief with a bat facing a hand citron
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

Pair Art Deco Carved Wood Fragments Magnolia Motif
Located in Somis, CA
A pair of wood fragments carved in high relief with overlapping leaves of magnolia and mimosa
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Early 20th Century Chinese Art Deco Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Votive Plaque with Walking Buddha in Sukhothai Style and Silvered Seated Buddha
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
relief from a metal alloy of tin and lead with an iron like surface of a deep brown color mounted on a
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Antique Early 19th Century Thai Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Pair of Chinese Architectural Valances with Scrollwork Relief Carvings, c. 1750
Located in Chicago, IL
Traditional Chinese architecture follows set principles of design, traceable to the early Zhou
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Antique Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Elm

Red Lacquer Armoire with Relief Carving & Gilt Motif
Located in Greenwich, CT
Red lacquer armoire with relief carving & gilt motif doors. Bi-fold open doors, inside with three
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Qing Style Relief Carved Window Panel
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Exquisite Chinese Qing style window panel featuring an intricately carved relief depicting scholars
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20th Century Chinese Qing Paintings and Screens

Materials

Elm

Early 20th Century Chinese 3d Carving Wood Panel Hanging Architectural Element
Located in Pomona, CA
These pair of 2 antique Chinese wood carving panels have very deep 3D carving works of Chinese
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Panelling

Materials

Wood

19th Century Chinese 3d Carving Wood Panels Hanging Architectural Element, Set
Located in Pomona, CA
These set of three antique Chinese wood carving panels has very deep 3D carving works of Chinese
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Architectural Elements

Materials

Wood

Antique Chinese Carved Hardwood Folding Gate Leg Table with Figural Carvings
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Antique Chinese carved hardwood folding gate leg table with figural carvings. Item features relief
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Side Tables

Materials

Hardwood

Vintage Yixing Zisha Teapot - Fine Carving/Glaze, Signed, China, 20th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
flames in relief to the lid - black stain to the hand carved areas with highlights in red - signed on the
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20th Century Chinese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Pair of Fine Yoke Back Armchairs with Bamboo Carvings, circa 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
With exemplary proportions, fine carvings, and soft, fluid lines, this pair of early 19th century
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Armchairs

Materials

Elm

Chinese Relief Carved Architectural Panel with Fruit and Flora, c. 1850
Located in Chicago, IL
It’s difficult to pinpoint what makes this handcrafted panel so impressive: the artful relief
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Qing Decorative Art

Materials

Spruce

Fine Chinese Celadon Glaze Relief Carved Covered Censer on Tripod Feet mid-20c
Located in Richmond, CA
adorned with meticulously executed relief carvings of the "Three Friends of Winter"—plum, pine, and bamboo
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Chinese Ebonized Rosewood High Relief Ball & Claw Scholars Side Chair
Located in Dayton, OH
Antique Chinese side dining, scholars, or vanity chair. Made of ebonized Rosewood featuring highly
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Antique 19th Century Chinoiserie Dining Room Chairs

Materials

Rosewood

Qingbai Bowl with carving of crane, Song Dynasty
Located in seoul, KR
simpler patterns, accentuating the central crane motif. Qingbai ware is a distinctive type of Chinese
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Chinese Export Antiquities

Materials

Porcelain

Late 19th Century Door Panels with Carving and Latticework
Located in Singapore, SG
doors have a simple design but the highlight is really the carvings in the middle section. The relief
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Antique 1890s Chinese Qing Furniture

Materials

Elm, Fir

A Ming Dynasty Patinated Bronze Relief Work Vase Turned to a Lamp
Located in New York, NY
various patterned elements on this vase encompass popular Chinese bronze casting and relief carving motifs
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Antique 17th Century Chinese Ming Metalwork

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Antique Japanese Imperial Meiji High Relief Carved Dragon Throne Armchai
Located in Pomona, CA
Throne chair with intricate carving works of dragons all over the chairs. The dragon motif is mirrored
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Wood

Chinese Altar Table, 19th Century
Located in Pasadena, CA
high relief carving, length and condition are very unusual. The top separates from the end pedestals
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Antique 1850s Chinese Chinese Export Furniture

Materials

Elm

Chinese Altar Table, 19th Century
Chinese Altar Table, 19th Century
H 38 in W 120.25 in D 20 in
Chinese Rust Agate Elephant Urn
Located in New York, NY
carving in relief with a finial top with filigree sides. (modern base 1¬O" high).    
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Urns

Materials

Marble, Stone

Chinese Rust Agate Elephant Urn
Chinese Rust Agate Elephant Urn
H 10.75 in W 5.25 in D 2 in
Set of Four Qing Dynasty Elmwood Open Fretwork Panels with Delicate Carvings
Located in Yonkers, NY
A set of four Chinese Qing Dynasty period large carved elm wood interior door panels from the late
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Paintings and Screens

Materials

Wood, Elm

Chinese Carved Mirror
Located in Wilson, NC
Chinese carved mirror, the panels are carved with figures in high relief. Two mirrors are framed
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Antique 1890s Chinese Wall Mirrors

Materials

Gold

Chinese Carved Mirror
Chinese Carved Mirror
H 44.5 in W 22.5 in D 1.25 in
Chinese Carved Panel Board
Located in New York, NY
center of the relief carving bottom are the sun and the moon having two immortals above sun and the moon
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Chinese Carved Panel Board
Chinese Carved Panel Board
H 8 in W 14.5 in D 1.5 in
19th Century Elm Chinese Sideboard
Located in Billingshurst, GB
patinated original color. The framed panel construction has relief dragon carving spandrels. The centre
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sideboards

Materials

Elm

19th Century Elm Chinese Sideboard
19th Century Elm Chinese Sideboard
H 33 in W 70 in D 22 in
Indochina First Half of 20th Century Carved Wood Caddy with a Dragon Carvings
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Indochina first half of 20th century carved wood caddy with a dragon carving. Caddy is
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Early 20th Century Chinese Tea Caddies

Materials

Wood

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Chinese Relief Carving For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Chinese relief carving you’re looking for. Each Chinese relief carving for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using wood, stone and hardwood. Your living room may not be complete without a Chinese relief carving — find older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. When you’re browsing for the right Chinese relief carving, those designed in Louis XVI, Art Deco and mid-century modern styles are of considerable interest. Many designers have produced at least one well-made Chinese relief carving over the years, but those crafted by François Linke, Thomas Chippendale and George Zee are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much is a Chinese Relief Carving?

The average selling price for a Chinese relief carving at 1stDibs is $2,460, while they’re typically $88 on the low end and $495,497 for the highest priced.
Questions About Chinese Relief Carving
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Carved in high relief means that a sculpture has a certain type of carving. Specifically, high relief describes the type where more than half of the figures represented in a work extend outwards from a flat surface. Famous examples include the heads on Mount Rushmore and the Ghiberti Doors on the Baptistery in Florence, Italy. On 1stDibs, shop a variety of high-relief sculptures.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Chinese seal carving refers to the traditional art of engraving the active side of a stamp or seal. Typically, the seals were made using stone, but bamboo, bone and wood could also be used. On 1stDibs, you can find a collection of authentic Chinese seal carvings from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A Chinese wood carving is a decorative object carved by hand by Chinese artisans out of local wood, such as nanmu, zitan, bomu or yinxing. This form of sculpture is sometimes called mudiao. On 1stDibs, find a range of Chinese wood carvings.