The Most Fragile Art:Eggshell Painting

• 作者: DENG DI
• 来源期刊: 今日中国:英文版
• 学科: 文学
• 关键词: SOMETHING COLORED OUTSIDE
• 年，卷（期）: 2020,（12）
• 页码范围: 78-79
• 页数: 2页
• 分类号: J20

摘要

TO most people,an eggshell is something that gets tossed into the garbage can.But to Zhao Wei,the inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of eggshell painting,it provides a canvas on which to create mini-masterpieces.Over the years,with innovative ideas and exquisite craftsmanship,Zhao has resurrected the ancient art of eggshell painting and developed a growing following.Painted eggshells,or caidan,which literally means colored eggshells,are a traditional folk handicraft in Beijing.Folk artists use brushes,pens,knives or needles to draw,carve or sew all kinds of patterns on the outside of empty eggshells of chicken,ducks,geese,snakes,pigeons or ostriches.