What are the symbols of paper cutting

Question 1: What are the types of paper cuts? Due to different people's views on the basis of different, paper-cutting is categorized differently. For example, some people think that the knife carved out is not called paper-cutting, but should be called carved paper; but some people think that the origin of the ancient paper-cutting is also cut skeleton knife, not to mention the shear also has a "gibbet" of the alias, why can't the knife can be called paper-cutting it? In fact, cut the traces of cutter engraving does have differences in the application of the techniques also have the difficulty of the difference, therefore, the world that the knife and cut works can be commonly known as paper-cutting, and purely engraved works can still be called paper-cutting, paper-cutting on the classification of paper-cutting, paper-cutting, engraving of the points.

The pattern of paper-cutting can be roughly divided into: characters, birds and animals, words, utensils, scales, flowers and trees, fruits and vegetables, insects, landscapes, etc., and some people proposed to add the world's treasures, modern artifacts, two categories, *** counting 11 categories.

And the characteristics of Chinese paper-cutting, expressed as the subject matter of the moral, so the moral can be used as a basis for sub to, which can be divided into: Naji blessing, fear of evil, in addition to the evil, exhortation, warning, fun and so on seven categories.

Some people believe that the classification of paper cuts should be based on the use, which can be divided into:

(1) decorative: paste it on the object for appreciation or increase the beauty of the object paper cuts, such as the window

(2) secular letter class: used for rituals, prayers, fear of disaster, fear of evil, poison paper cuts, such as the God of the Door

(3) manuscript mold class: used for the plate mold, printing and dyeing paper cuts, such as embroidery drafts. Such as embroidery draft

(4) design class: can increase the beauty of it, or can promote it paper cuts, such as film or television credits

In addition, it is also believed that paper cuts should be divided into three categories:

(1) Where a single-color paper cut to do the window, colorful draft (flower-like), known as paper cuts.

(2) Where the color paper cut and pasted works, should be called cut and paste.

(3) All cut and then fill in the color of the work should be referred to as clip art. This statement is vague and general, specious, not only the same as the many works of window flowers are not included, and the term "cut and paint" is still interpreted, it is not appropriate to list the categories, not to mention cut and colored works will be how to categorize, is open to question.

There are also paper and production classification, mostly for teaching purposes, it will be divided into two categories of paper-cutting seven:

First: monochrome paper-cutting. It is a color paper to cut and do. And subdivided into

(1) folding cut class, that is, the paper is folded and cut, let go of a pattern or typeface.

(2) Iterative cut class, that is, several pieces of paper overlap together, nailed firmly and then cut according to the draft, once you can get several pieces of work.

The second category: compound color paper-cutting, also known as color paper-cutting. It is a collage of several pieces of colored paper cut and then cut into a picture; or cut into white paper according to the draft, and then dyed and filled with various colors; or first cut into the main version, lined with white paper and then dyed and filled with a variety of colors. Subdivision can be: (1) lining color class, the first monochrome paper-cutting method cut into a picture, and then lined with colored paper

(2) sets of color class, the monochrome paper-cutting method to cut into the main version of the main version and the image of the second version, and then cut the other color paper mounted on the main version of the parts needed; or will be the draft of the *** paper, overlap the paper, pinned together, then along the line of the draft in order to cut into, choose a main version, mounted on the backing, and then add the rest of the part in the main version of the *** paper, overlapped together, then along the draft line to cut into, select a main version, and then mounted on the lining. The remaining parts of the paste on top of the main version.

(3) color collage class, that is, respectively, with color paper cut into various parts of the image, and then according to the pattern mounted on the liner; or see the overlap of various colors of paper stapled together, and then cut according to the draft, the kisses spelled out on the liner.

(4) dyeing class, that is, easy to impregnate with white or light-colored paper cut into various images, and then dyed into the desired color one by one; or dye the paper first, and then cut into the image.

Dyeing paper cutting

(5) color filling, that is, the first black paper or dark paper cut out the main version, mounted on white paper, and then filled with a variety of colors in accordance with the draft; or cut into the theme of the image of white paper, mounted and then filled with the required color dyeing; there is also the first color filling and then cut to do.

As for paper-cutting that uses both methods, the main method should be chosen to categorize it.

Question 2: what are the auspicious motifs in paper-cutting, respectively, what is the meaning of the old man birthday, "Shou" word paper-cutting is essential; "Shou Peach", "Eight Immortals congratulate you on your birthday", "Crane and deer with spring", "bat play peach" pattern of paper cutouts, is the best choice of gift box decoration when wishing a birthday.

Question 3: What is the meaning of paper-cutting Paper-cutting:

A folk craft, paper cut or carved into figures, flowers, plants, insects, fish, birds and animals and other images. Also refers to the crafts cut or carved

Question 4: The significance of paper-cutting? In the past year or two, paper-cutting appeared in the countries organized by the Chinese Arts Festival, and even appeared in the United States issued by the Chinese zodiac stamps. During the Spring Festival this year, paper-cutting and frequently appear in a variety of festive occasions. Paper-cutting, in a sense, has become a symbol of Chinese culture. This makes it necessary for us to have a renewed understanding of the cultural significance of paper-cutting.

Paper-cutting expresses the simple and timeless folk sentiment of the Chinese nation

Paper-cutting is one of the most popular forms of art in Chinese folklore, due to the fact that the tools and materials it uses are extremely simple and easy to obtain.

The art of paper-cutting has a long history in China, but due to the extreme difficulty of preserving paper objects, not many paper-cutting objects have been handed down. The earliest surviving ancient paper-cutting objects are excavated from ancient tomb sites during the North and South Dynasties in Turpan, Xinjiang ****er Autonomous Region. Most of these paper cuts are made by folding and cutting, and appear to be very mature in art, without considerable experience, it is difficult to reach such a level.

There are two main types of paper-cutting process, one is to cut with scissors, and the other is to use a carving knife to carve, collectively known as "paper-cutting". Paper-cutting has a very strong decorative, because it is in the plane with scissors (or carving) knife for modeling, cut out of flowers, plants, insects and fish, birds and birds and people, are with a simple and exaggerated sense of beauty. The unique "scissors flavor" is the main feature of the art of paper-cutting. Paper-cutting has been created by countless workers and artists, and in the process of long-term circulation, it has formed a variety of expression methods, such as monochrome paper-cutting, folding paper-cutting, color-cutting, color-filling paper-cutting, color-cutting, lining color-cutting, color-cutting, color-cutting, color-cutting, drawing paper-cutting and wood-printing paper-cutting, etc. The subject matter of folk paper-cutting is very simple and exaggerated, which is the main feature of the art. Folk paper-cutting is very rich in subject matter, not only expresses things familiar to the masses, but also reflects their rich artistic imagination. From these beautiful paper cuttings, people can see traditional auspicious patterns, interesting animals and plants, heroes and heroines in historical legends, operas and mythological stories, people's salute to life, and laborers' love of life and labor.

Paper-cutting incorporates the Chinese people's thoughts and emotions, and the judgment of good and evil

The auspicious paper-cutting of Chinese folk has a profound cultural connotation. From the "window flowers" affixed to the window panes and "door paper" affixed to the lintel, to the "offerings" to the gods and ancestors, and the "wedding flowers" and "ceremonial flowers" during the wedding celebrations. From "kangwai flowers" and "roof flowers" for landscaping, to "shoe flowers" and "shoe flowers" used as embroidery patterns, these flowers are also used for the decoration of the environment, and are also used for the decoration of the walls of the house. Shoe flowers" and "purse flowers" are used as embroidery patterns. Paper-cutting with auspicious meanings is y integrated into people's thoughts and emotions in their daily lives. Common auspicious themes in paper-cutting include: fortune, wealth, longevity, happiness, Ruyi, Pan Chang, Fang Sheng, San Duo, Crane Longevity, Five Fortunes, Lucky Celebration, Aged Longevity, Long Life and Prosperity, Gold and Jade, Liannian Yuyu, Melon and Gourd, Everything is as it should be, Bamboo Annunciation of Good Health, Joyfulness, Fingers of the Sun, Three Friends of Years of Frost and Cold, Flowers of the Four Gentlemen, Spring of the Sixth Contract, and Carp Jumping Dragon Gate, etc. As time goes by, people continue to cut paper to symbolize auspiciousness and to make it a part of the everyday life. With the development of the times, people continue to apply these auspicious motifs of paper-cutting, which implies the meaning of the sublimation.

Opera stories and opera characters are common themes in Chinese paper cutting. Paper-cutting and watching opera are things that rural women enjoy, and their special ability to feel and understand the opera shows that they will be the characters and scenes in the opera, after clever artistic treatment, created into different styles of paper-cutting works, accompanied by people's daily lives into the tens of thousands of households, so that the opera can be circulated in a larger space. A piece of opera paper cutting is just like a solidified drama, which continues its never-ending performance in the village house, kangtou and windows of the farmhouse, expressing people's admiration for the heroes and judging the beauty and ugliness of good and evil.

Question 5: The symbolism of paper-cutting Folk paper-cutting is good at combining multiple objects together, and produce the desired beautiful results. Whether with a combination of one or more images, are "to the image of meaning", "to the idea of image" to modeling, rather than according to the objective natural form to modeling, and at the same time, is good at creating a variety of good luck with the technique of Bixing, to the image of a combination of the convention Express their own psychology. The pursuit of auspicious metaphors has become one of the ultimate goals of the combination of imagery.

Question 6: What is the significance of paper-cutting Traditional paper-cutting in the creation of borrowed objects, symbols, harmonies and other symbols are often combined together to express different thematic ideas.

Representation of the theme of good luck

such as the dragon and phoenix, luck, magpies, magpies, dragon door dragon door, five sons, goats, smooth sailing, four seasons of peace and so on.

Representation of the theme of longevity

Such as the evergreen pine and cypress, deer and cranes, pine and crane prolonged life, longevity than Nanshan Mountain, the Eight Immortals wishing longevity, Ma Gu Xianshou, longevity, South Pole Immortal Weng and so on.

Representation of Nafu fortune theme

Such as the auspicious celebration of surplus, surplus, grain harvest, fortune, fortune, such as the East China Sea, gold and jade full of tangible, and gas and so on.

Expression of marriage and love theme

Dragon and phoenix dance, flowers and moonlight, blossoms and flowers, phoenix play peony, and harmony, magpie bridge meeting, a hundred years of good luck and so on.

Representation of the theme of praying for children to succeed

Such as the unicorn to send a son, even the birth of a son, the sky fairy to send a son, pomegranate open a hundred, mandarin ducks and noble son, the golden bells buckle frogs, the Lotus pregnant son, the rat climbed the candlestick, the rat ate the pumpkin, etc.

Question 7: What is the significance of the paper-cutting patterns Paper-cutting art in China originated very early. Baoji folk legend of King Cheng of Zhou cut the Jade Gui.

According to the relevant data, in the Western Han Dynasty tombs two thousand years ago, found with gold foil cut into the tiger,

elephant, monsters, birds and cloud patterns; Xinjiang has also unearthed "to the monkey group of flowers" and "to the horse group of paper"

paper cuts. South China's "Jing Chu chronicles": "the seventh day of the first month for the people day, to seven kinds of vegetables for soup, cut

paper for the people, or skeletonized gold foil for the people to paste the screen, but also set the head of the sideburns, but also to create the Huasheng phase of the pastime". "

Spring Festival, all cut color for the Yan to wear, paste Yichun two words". Baoji today is still widely used silver foil

paper-cutting, decorative surface flowers, gift buns, candles, pavilions, flower tents and so on. Monkey", "horse" a

Classes of flowers is still the main theme of the extension to date. Paper cutting, in a sense, has become a symbol of Chinese culture

culture, it not only expresses the Chinese people's simple and timeless folk sentiment and folk style, but also into the Chinese people's thoughts and feelings and good and bad judgments.

The Chinese people's thoughts and feelings and good and bad judgments.

There are many kinds of paper-cutting in Baoji. From the subject matter, there are flowers and bonsai, birds and animals, six

livestock, heroes, history, myths and legends, scenic spots, pavilions, temples and ancient pagodas

, clouds and songs, screen tent, theater instrumental music and so on. It can be said that everything in real life, can become

for the paper-cutting subject matter. From the techniques, there are flat cut (hinged flowers) ---- unique paper-cutting, do not describe the sample

, the heart wants to hand to hand, once cut a, not heavy; folding cut - --- folded, folded, folded, folded,

six folds, etc., the pattern of the square in the round or round in the square; carve cut --- smoke sampling, knife carving, a large number of

replica; heap flower ---- with colored paper according to the pattern collage, tracing, stacked, three-dimensional sense;

New paper-cutting - knife and cut and use. From the color points, there are monochrome, overlay, dyeing, watermarking, etc.;

From the use of divided into: window, lintel flowers, lamp flowers, bed surrounded by flowers and so on.

Folk paper-cutting is good at combining many kinds of objects together, and produce the desired beautiful results. Whether with one or more image combination, are "to the image of meaning", "to the meaning of the image" to modeling, rather than according to the objective natural form to modeling, at the same time, and good at using the technique of creating a variety of auspicious objects, the agreed image combination to express their own psychology. Express their own psychology. The pursuit of auspicious metaphors become one of the ultimate purpose of the combination of imagery.