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Carving

Scope note

The act of shaping wood, stone, or another material by cutting or incising.

This term has 1,660 records attributed within our system.

Term type

AAT
Technique
Object name

Getty AAT term number

300053149

Narrower Terms used

reparure
glyptics

Equivalent Terms used

carvings
carved

Created

14yrs ago

Connected records

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Okimono

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Mitsuhide

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke-okimono

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Netsuke

Maker(s)

Carver: Gyokuho

Manju

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Cup

Maker(s)

Carver: Unknown

Frieze

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Fragment

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Figure

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Comb

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Head

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Figure

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Vase

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Vase and cover

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

Plaque

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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