Back-Cut Internal Quartz Carvings

"Back-Cut" internal carvings are an old Chinese custom. It is a craft that has basically disappeared these days. It is when a master carver meticulously cuts away the subject internally from the back side of the stone. It is carved from a tranparent or partially translusent stone, like Quartz. Some of the carvings are small and some are very large. They were all carved by Master Stone Carvers in China and are incredible.