From a 5-meter-tall sacrificial chamber to a 2.87-meter-tall shrine to a 1.1-meter-tall multi-layer candied fruit box, exquisite gold-coated woodcarvings and gold lacquer items collected by Shenzhen Museum and Guangdong Folk Craft Museum are on display.

Ingenious openwork carving techniques yield delicate works of art and the overlapping layers on these objects are akin to drawings depicting intricate plots. In selecting subject matters, Guangdong woodcarvings mainly deal with figures through the representation of themes such as daily life, historic figures, dramas, flowers, birds, insects, fish, crabs and lobsters.

Photos by Wang Haolan, Lin Lin

A visitor takes photos of a 5-meter-tall gold-coated wooden sacrificial chamber built in 1909 in Panyu, Guangzhou. Cao Zhen

Dates: Until Oct. 8

Booking: Follow WeChat account “iszbwg” and click “約-預(yù)約入口” in the menu bar

Venue: Shenzhen Museum (of History and Folk Culture), Futian District (福田區(qū)深圳博物館歷史民俗館)

Metro: Line 2 or 4 to Civic Center Station (市民中心站), Exit B