Ivory Carving is an art of carving ivory by using sharp cutting tools, either mechanically or manually for ornamental or useful purposes. The ivory most frequently used is obtained from elephant tusks.

In Asia the best-known ivories are those of India, Japan and particularly China. The Chinese have traditionally love ivory and encouraged their artists to work on it. Ivory carvings have been discovered in the tombs of ancient Chinese rulers. The art still flourishes today; objects created include small statues, chess pieces, fans, screens, toilet articles, chopsticks as well as models of buildings and boats.

Guangzhou is one of the most important ivory carving centers of China. The origin of ivory carving can be traced back more than 2,000 years ago to the Jin Dynasty. Guangzhou's ivory carving depicts people, birds, beasts and flowers. The concentric ivory balls carved one inside the other by Cantonese craftsmen are world famous.