raised characters; relief carving
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
raised characters or patterns carved on seals or artifacts; relief (opposite of intaglio)
technicalTechnical term in seal carving, numismatics, and art history. The characters stand out in relief from the surface, as opposed to 阴文 (intaglio/incised characters).
Zhè这
méi枚
tóng铜
yìn印
shàng上
de的
wén文
zì字
shì是
yáng阳
wén文
de的
。
The characters on this bronze seal are raised (in relief).
Tā他
shàn擅
cháng长
diāo雕
kè刻
yáng阳
wén文
yìn印
zhāng章
。
He specializes in carving seals with raised characters.
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Yáng阳
wén文
hé和
yīn阴
wén文
shì是
yìn印
zhāng章
diāo雕
kè刻
de的
liǎng两
zhǒng种
jī基
běn本
xíng形
shì式
。
Relief and intaglio are the two basic forms of seal carving.