Introduction of Carved Paper

Carved paper is a kind of paper-cutting, one of the traditional Han crafts. All over the country there are different styles of folk paper-cutting works. As early as in the Han, Tang Dynasty, the folk women that is the use of gold and silver foil and colorful silk cut into a square win flowers and birds attached to the temples for the decoration of the fashion. Later gradually developed, in the festivals, with color paper cut into a variety of flowers, plants, animals or characters of the story, pasted on the window (called "windowpane") lintel (called "door sign") as a decorative, but also as a gift decoration or embroidery patterns. The tool for paper-cutting is usually a pair of small scissors; some professional artists use a special knife to carve, called paper-cutting. The production process of paper-cutting art is divided into draft, cutting and carving, pasting, unveiling and adjusting and modifying the finished product. Cutting is an important part of the process. Paper-cutting works require painting, patterned composition, the image should be generalized, deformed, concise and clear, pay attention to the contrast between reality and falsehood, neat and smooth lines, color contrast is strong and bright. Due to the different customs of various regions and nationalities, paper-cutting has its own unique style, which can be roughly divided into two categories of simple carving and complicated carving. The north of China is known for its roughness and boldness, simplicity in modeling, which belongs to the former; the south is known for its luxuriant composition and exquisite beauty, which belongs to the latter. With the extensive exchange of paper-cutting art, the style of paper-cutting in various regions is also changing, and has been handed down to the present day.