There is such a magical and special art - painting on eggshells. Although the eggshell is small, it has been carefully carved and carved, turning decay into magic, varied, exquisite, and pleasing to the eye, which is not something that ordinary people can do. Through a variety of techniques such as yin carving, yang carving, and relief carving, you can show a beautiful artistic image on the eggshell. It integrates the comprehensive techniques of painting and carving, but the carrier is a crisp eggshell, specifically, it is carved into a painting on the eggshell of some birds such as eggs and duck eggs, forming a work with high artistic value, which is called egg carving.
Knives carve patterns on thin eggshells, something that most people don't dare to think about. Many people wondered: how could it be that the eggshell was so thin, light and brittle, and before the knife was put up, the eggshell might have shattered, let alone carved patterns. However, what everyone thinks is impossible, Dong Yiyan has not only done it, but also done it to the extreme.
Egg carving artist Dong Yiyan is a native of Jiaoqiao, Songji Town, Linquan County, who has taught himself egg carving techniques for more than ten years. In 2016, he created a group of egg carvings of portraits of 20 heads of state during the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, which attracted media attention. Many netizens commented that the egg in Dong Yiyan's hand has a soul.
In Dong Yiyan's works, there are not only the twelve zodiac signs of the exquisite portrait, but also the splendid blooming hundred flowers, the children holding carp New Year paintings, peking opera faces, pavilions and buildings, poetry and character paintings, etc. He can also carve according to the provided photos or patterns, his hands seem to have magic, after carving, ordinary eggs are transformed into crafts, lifeless egg shells, become alive.
In fact, behind each gorgeous work, it is the silent efforts of craftsmen. Carving on eggs especially tests the art appreciation ability, painting skills, carving skills and endurance of craftsmen. A perfect egg carving artwork is born, and it must be carefully designed, hand-painted, and carved on a thin and brittle eggshell to be completed in seven or eight processes.
The history of egg carving in China can be traced back to the Ming and Qing dynasties, when the folk had the custom of giving red eggs when they were married, wished for birthdays and had children. Some people set up stalls to sell dyed eggs, calling them "Easter eggs". Later, traders painted some flowers, birds, fish and insects, faces and other patterns on the eggs in order to make the business prosperous, and slowly developed into today's egg carvings.
Source: Fuyang Tourism
Editor: Dai Mingyu
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