Abdul Aziz Gurji, 73, a master artisan with over six decades of expertise in Kashmir’s rich wood carving tradition, ...

Hamerton, about two years ago, considering the advance chemico-mechanical methods had made in illustrative art, said that the ... He referred principally to wood engraving. Today Mr.

he was an enthusiastic promoter of the wood engraver’s art, publishing a classic book: Wood Engraving: How to Do It (1995, now in its third, redesigned, edition), serving as second chairman of ...