Paper-cutting can be divided into four categories according to its use.

1, used for posting, that is, directly pasted on doors, windows, walls, lanterns and colored ties for decoration.

2, inlay, that is, used to decorate gifts, dowry, sacrifices, offerings.

3, embroidery patterns, used for clothing, shoes and hats, pillows.

4, printing and dyeing, that is, as a printing plate of blue printed cloth, used for clothing materials, quilts, curtains, bags, bibs, headscarves, etc.

Paper-cut paper-cut pasted on the window for decoration. Generally speaking, in the north, most farmers' windows are wooden lattice windows, vertical grids, squares or geometric grids, and a layer of white "leather paper" is attached to them. On holidays, the paper for window grilles is replaced and new window grilles are affixed, indicating that the old ones have been dismantled and the new ones are welcome.

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There are many records about paper-cutting in Song Dynasty. Some paper-cuts are decorated as gifts, some are pasted on windows, some are decorated with lanterns, and some are cut into so-called "dragons and tigers".

There were artists who took this as their profession in the Southern Song Dynasty. Some of them are good at cutting "various calligraphy characters", while others specialize in cutting "various colors and patterns". At this time, shadow play was popular, and the materials for carving shadow play were not only animal skins, but also thick paper.

Paper-cutting in Song Dynasty is an important creation of craft decoration. It's porcelain from Jizhou kiln. Its products include teacups and vases. There are many patterns and themes, including phoenix, plum blossom, loquat and auspicious words. It's lively. It is made by the author in the process of glaze, paper-cutting and firing in the kiln.

Modern folk blue printed cloth is made of carved cardboard, then imitated and dyed. This printing and dyeing technology has been very common in the Song Dynasty, and the printed cloth of the Southern Song Dynasty unearthed in Shanxi is an example.

The gauze lanterns in Ming Dynasty are very famous. It is a paper-cut sandwiched between yarns. Patterns reflected by candlelight are another application of paper-cutting in daily life. Modern people call it "lantern".

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