C320 A nearly crushed carving technique

Can't a brick be carved?

It's never happened.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be stone lions or qilins guarding the gate.

Only, that kind of statue could not be compared with a real jade sculpture at all.

One had to know that the jadeite was carved with exquisite materials. If it were a Qilin carving, even a small part of the Qilin's body would require a great deal of effort