Relief is the most common jade carving technique in jade. Generally, three-dimensional figures, animals, landscapes, flowers and other images can be displayed on the plane or curved jade surface. It adopts the method of compressing the volume, generally only compressing the thickness to maintain the original aspect ratio, so as to highlight the artistic characteristics.

In principle, the way of expressing jade in relief is close to that in painting. It is often said that relief is an artistic expression between painting and circular carving, which has formed a distinctive feature in the choice of theme and the portrayal of image.

The expression principle of jade carving is close to painting. It can be said that relief is an artistic expression between painting and circular carving, which has formed a distinctive feature in the choice of theme and the portrayal of image.

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One-sided jewelry)