Amazing Pencil Carvings


	Amazing Pencil Carvings

karokan

7-4-2007 3:00 AM

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karokan says:

These are the most amazing carvings! The detail is unbelievable!

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7-31-2007 5:13 PM

book-mole

Wow! I have seen carvings like these in ivory and bone, but never in such a restricted material.

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The photos are from a 1990’s Japanese exhibition by Kato Jado and Mizuta Tasogare, titled <EM zAbjr="0" gI4Bp="0">“The JAD Project”</EM>. 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