Tag: Egg Shell Carving

Meet Yu Wen, the egg carving artist from Dandong, in northeast China’s Liaoning Province. Yu, 49 and grand-daughter of a known local painter, has been practicing this craft for 25 years. Quail, goose and ostrich eggshells carved with traditional Chinese patterns and figures are laid side by side on the shelves as warm spotlights underneath shine through, giving off a translucent and elegant glow.Her display is just as much about eggs as it is about Chinese culture. Egg carving is often called “the most fragile art,” as it requires the ultimate precision and care before, during and even after the creation. ... Read more