撥ばち鏤る

noun

engraving of lacquer-stained ivory

Historical art term for a technique popular during the Tang dynasty in China. Rarely encountered outside specialist contexts.

• 撥ばち鏤るは唐とう代だいに流りゅう行こうした象ぞう牙げ細工ざいくの技ぎ法ほうである。

  Bachiru is an ivory carving technique that was popular during the Tang dynasty.