What is the difference between wood carving and sculpture?

The difference between carving and sculpture is that carving is a carved object, whereas sculpture is the art of shaping figures or designs — because sculpture can involve adding material (i.e., working with plaster, creating a mold to be cast in bronze), it is considered “additive” versus the “subtractive” act of carving.

Mongolian Wood Sculpture

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Antique Copper Amitayus Buddha Statue from Mongolia

Located in DEVENTER, NL

Material: Copper Material: wood 21,5 cm high Weight: 0.416 kgs Gilded with 24 krt. gold

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Antique 18th Century Mongolian Sculptures and Carvings

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Wood

Antique Copper Amitayus Buddha Statue from Mongolia

H 8.47 in W 5.91 in D 3.94 in

Beautifully Hand-Carved Wooden Artwork of Horses

Located in Eindhoven, NL

Beautifully hand-carved wooden artwork of horses. The piece is cut from one tree trunk.

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21st Century and Contemporary Mongolian Wall-mounted Sculptures

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Wood

Beautifully Hand-Carved Wooden Artwork of Horses

H 24.81 in W 81.11 in D 10.63 in

Antiqued Mongolian Pony Saddle Sculpture

Located in Hopewell, NJ

Wonderful found object sculpture oozing with character that's an old wooden Chinese pony saddle

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Vintage 1940s Chinese Mounted Objects

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Wood

Antiqued Mongolian Pony Saddle Sculpture

H 23 in W 19 in D 14 in

Carved Bone and Painted Wood Figure of Chitipati, Mongolia, 18th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A magnificent polychrome carved bone and wood figure of Chitipati, Shri Shmashana Adhipati, the

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Antique Mid-18th Century Mongolian Qing Sculptures and Carvings

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Leather, Bone, Wood

Carved Bone and Painted Wood Figure of Chitipati, Mongolia, 18th Century

H 14.75 in W 9 in D 3.5 in

1960's Mongolian Sheep Pouf Ottoman Sculptures pair

Located in Las Vegas, NV

Offered is a pair of Mongolian sheep sculptures for use as pouf ottomans. Most likely European

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Mid-20th Century Spanish Mid-Century Modern Ottomans and Poufs

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Fur, Wood

1960's Mongolian Sheep Pouf Ottoman Sculptures pair

H 27 in W 31 in D 12 in

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Questions About Mongolian Wood Sculpture

What is the difference between wood carving and sculpture?
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1stDibs ExpertOctober 19, 2021
The difference between carving and sculpture is that carving is a carved object, whereas sculpture is the art of shaping figures or designs — because sculpture can involve adding material (i.e., working with plaster, creating a mold to be cast in bronze), it is considered “additive” versus the “subtractive” act of carving.