Solution of paper-cutting steps of manual window grillage

2. Fold into a triangle along the diagonal.

3. Fold the folded triangle in the above picture in half for the second time along the center line, as shown below.

4. Fold the triangle above into a small triangle, as shown below.

5. In the same way, fold the triangle below into a small triangle, as shown below.

6. With the opening facing up and the hypotenuse facing right, just draw a few strokes on the folded colored paper, as shown below.

7. Cut along the drawn pattern, and you can directly cut out two crescent patterns and two wave patterns.

8. The cut pattern is a beautiful paper-cut work of flowers.

Window source:

Window grilles have a history of thousands of years, and gradually spread and shaped during the Song and Yuan Dynasties. The history of paper-cutting handicraft art, that is, paper-cutting in the true sense, should begin with the appearance of paper. The invention of paper in Han Dynasty promoted the appearance, development and popularization of paper-cutting.

Paper-cutting in Tang Dynasty-Paper-cutting in Tang Dynasty has been in a period of great development. There is a saying in Du Fu's poem that "warm water fills my feet, and paper-cutting calls my soul". The custom of paper-cutting calling my soul has spread among the people at that time.

The paper-cut in the Tang Dynasty, which is now in the British Museum, shows that the paper-cut at that time had a high level of manual art and a complete picture composition, expressing an ideal realm between heaven and earth.

Popular in the Tang Dynasty, the carved patterns of flowers and trees have the characteristics of paper-cutting. For example, the pattern of "Duiyang" in Masakura Hospital in Japan is a typical artistic expression of hand cutting. In the Tang dynasty, there was also block printing made of paper-cutting. People carved it into wax paper with thick paper, and then printed the dye on the cloth to form beautiful patterns.

In Song Dynasty, the paper industry was mature and there were many kinds of paper products, which provided conditions for the popularization of paper-cutting. For example, it can be used as "fireworks" for folk gifts, "window grilles" pasted on windows, or as decorations for lanterns and teacups. The application scope of folk paper-cutting in Song Dynasty gradually expanded. Jiangxi Jizhou Kiln uses paper-cut as the pattern of ceramics, and makes the ceramics more exquisite by glazing and firing.