Repoussé (French pronunciation: [ʁəpuse] ( listen)) or repoussage [ʁəpusaʒ] ( listen) is a metalworking techniquein which a malleablemetal is ornamented or shaped by hammering fromthe reverse side to create a design in low relief.There are few techniques that offer such diversity of expression while stillbeing relatively economical. Chasing is the opposite techniqueto repoussé, and the two are used in conjunction to create a finished piece. Itis also known as embossing.