Carved plaster: upper half of the wall

A piece of plaster carved on site. Artisans directly carve intricate geometric and vine patterns up to three centimeters deep into not-yet-fully-dry plaster, creating strong shadows through overlapping layers. It appears on the upper part of walls, around arches, and at the junction with the ceiling, usually maintaining the plaster's natural off-white color without paint. Close inspection reveals tool marks. There is a clear horizontal demarcation line between it and the glazed tiles below. Avoid: using prefabricated plaster moldings and molded reproductions, painting the carvings gold and in colors, making the carving depth too shallow to create shadows, having no clear demarcation line between the plaster and tiles.

Translated from Chinese by AI.

一片現場雕出來的石膏。工匠在還沒完全乾的石膏上直接刻出深達三公分的鏤空幾何與藤蔓紋,層層相疊形成強烈的陰影;它出現在牆面的上段、拱的周圍與天花的交接處,通常維持石膏本身的米白色不上彩。近看可以看到刀痕。它與下方的釉磚之間有一道清楚的水平分界。避免:使用預製的石膏線板與模具翻製品、把雕花漆成金色與彩色、讓雕刻的深度太淺失去陰影、讓石膏與磁磚之間沒有明確的分界線。