彫塑|ちょうそchouso[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. no-adjectivecarving; engraving
2. no-adjectiveclay model
3. no-adjectiveplastic art

• Synonym彫刻ちょうこくNeutral「彫刻」 is the everyday word: shaping a material by cutting or chipping it. In the narrow sense it excludes modeling, so it differs from 「彫塑」.
• Related彫り物ほりものNeutralA carved piece — the focus is on the finished carved work, or on a tattoo. More everyday than 「彫塑」, and it does not cover modeling.
• RelatedスカルプチュアNeutral「スカルプチュア」 is a loanword for sculpture or a sculpted work; it also means artificial decorative fingernails, and is used far less often.

「彫塑」 is the art-term umbrella for carving and modeling, or for making the clay prototype of a sculpture. For everyday use 「彫刻」 is the default choice, while a finished carved piece is 「彫り物」.

Usage comparisons are AI-assisted and cross-checked by multiple models; for study reference only

1. 彫刻ちょうこくと塑像そぞう。
2. 彫刻ちょうこくの原型げんけいとなる塑像そぞうをつくること。