Brief introduction of shell carving

In the Zhou Dynasty, the decorative technique of inlaying shells on lacquerware was widely used. During the Three Kingdoms period, Wei Wudi's (155 ~ 220) wine glasses were made of mussels (seashells with grooves on the surface and white jade on the inner layer). In the Tang Dynasty, there was a nautilus in the South China Sea, which was named after its smooth skin, reddish-brown radial markings, and the curved tip was vermilion, like a parrot's mouth. Nautilus's shell is white, and the inner layer shows colored stripes after pondering, and it is made into a wine glass, called Nautilus Cup. In the Ming dynasty, the parrot cup was inlaid with gold, and the parrot's head, wings and feet were carved, which was even more luxurious.

Besides China, Italian, British, American and other countries also have shell carvings. During the Renaissance, Italian craftsmen gave full play to the potential rainbow-like color of the inner shell and carved it into reliefs, brooches and jewels with embossed side portraits. /kloc-At the end of 0/9, a school of shell carving and coral carving was established in Naples. Today, the embossed side portrait badge on the peak of Naples is still a famous handicraft. /kloc-In the 7th century, Amsterdam, the Netherlands carved Nautilus into handicrafts. American Indians decorate their clothes with shells or use them as jewelry, which has become a traditional handicraft.

Modern people usually use the personalization of technology to carve, cut and color bakers, and shell crafts are widely spread to all corners of the world.