What is paper cutting?

Paper-cut art is one of the oldest folk arts in China. As a hollow art, it can give people a sense of visual emptiness and artistic enjoyment. Paper-cutting uses scissors to cut paper into various patterns, such as window grilles, doormats, wall hangings, ceilings and snuff. Every holiday or wedding celebration, people will stick beautiful and bright paper-cuts on windows, walls, doors and lanterns at home, and the festive atmosphere will be more enthusiastic.

history

It is found from some archaeological remains that the art of paper-cutting appeared in the Northern Dynasty (386-58 1), with a history of 1500 years. At that time, the art of paper-cutting was quite proficient. After the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the art of paper-cutting became increasingly prosperous. There were also poems describing paper-cutting in the Tang Dynasty. The poem "Caisheng" wrote: "Cut and choose to give a blind date, and decorate the phoenix with a silver hairpin.

The leaves chase after the golden knife, and the flowers bring jade. "It depicts the beautiful movements of beautiful women's paper-cutting in the Tang Dynasty and the beautiful effects of flowers, birds, insects and fish cut out. In the Song Dynasty, the paper-cutting industry and famous paper-cutting artists began to appear. In the Song Dynasty, paper-cutting became popular. The Ming and Qing Dynasties were the peak of paper cutting.