Egg decorating

The art of egg carving originated from the folk custom etiquette egg art, and then developed into the art of eggshell carving. The tool used is a high-quality sharp Yin Shi seal cutting knife. Up to now, there have been several manifestations of egg carving, such as reflection carving, carving, relief carving, decorative carving and combination carving. As far back as the Ming and Qing Dynasties, when people celebrated their wedding, celebrated their birthday and had a baby, they had the custom of giving away red eggs for good luck. At that time, it was even more popular in the area of Beijing, and the dosage was also considerable. So some people set up stalls and shops to sell red-dyed eggs, calling them' eggs'. Later, the vendors painted some flowers, birds, fish, insects, faces and other patterns on the eggs in order to prosper their business. After years of evolution, the egg craft has been gradually improved, and finally, an artistic treasure with high appreciation value has been formed-egg carving art. There are many kinds of egg carving works, including portraits, flowers, birds, fish and insects, Peking Opera masks, poetry and calligraphy, and the main and auxiliary parts are well matched, which are vivid and colorful. For example, the "portrait of a person" egg sculpture, from ancient emperors to modern celebrities, has vivid images and vivid dragons; In the egg sculpture of "galloping horse", the color is vivid and vivid, just like a picture of Xu Beihong galloping horse, which makes you intoxicated; In the egg carving of "flowers, birds, fish and insects", the wings of the slugs are flying, the flowers and plants are dripping in the wind, the flowers and birds are singing, and the goldfish are playing in the water, which will definitely make you feel relaxed and happy; In the egg sculpture of "poetry, calligraphy and painting", the portrait of the poet is engraved on the front, and the witty poems are engraved on the back, and calligraphy is integrated into it. It can be said that figures, poems and calligraphy are integrated into one furnace, such as storing treasures, which makes people never tire of reading them and have endless aftertaste. The egg carving in Baiqingzhai Township is quite distinctive.
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