Do you know the detailed history of paper cutting?

Paper-cutting is an important part of China's splendid culture and art, with a long history, which is called "living" in ancient times.

Fossil. " ? Tracing back to the source, 1500 There was a poem "Painting Yellow on the Mirror" in Mulan Ci in the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The flower paper-cuts unearthed in the ancient tombs of Astana, Turpan, Ma Dui and Duilu in Xinjiang are very distinctive. Its exquisite composition and skillful skills are amazing. At that time, paper-cutting has been applied to screens, headdresses and other aspects, playing a role in holiday decoration.

During the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Du Fu inherited and developed this custom, and wrote in Peng ADB: "Warm soup makes me like this, and paper-cutting inspires my soul." Paper-cutting has shown a trend of expansion and development.

In the Song Dynasty, paper-cutting was widely spread among the people. Every holiday, people decorate lanterns, stick grilles and decorative gifts with paper-cuts to enhance the festive atmosphere. Paper-cutting is also essential for marriage, used to decorate new houses and bride price. According to legend, double happiness, that is, the word west, was created by Wang Anshi. At this point, paper-cutting is also used for doorplates, embroidery patterns, ceramic patterns, woodworking carvings, printing and dyeing patterns and sacrifices.

Sacrifice, etc.

Ming Dynasty: Paper-cutting technology has reached a high level. 1965 a Ming dynasty folding fan unearthed in jiangyin, Jiangsu province, and a picture of Chun Mei magpie sandwiched between two layers of paper, with superb paper-cutting skills and exquisite details. Paper-cutting in Ming Dynasty is not only unique in domestic national crafts, but also enjoys a high reputation overseas and sells well in Southeast Asia.

Qing Dynasty: Paper-cutting was no longer a folk thing, but entered the court. During the Anti-Japanese War, Yan 'an Jiang Feng, Ai Qing, Zhang Ding, Chen Shuliang and other pioneers of the older generation went deep into the rural areas of northern Shaanxi, investigated and excavated the treasure house of folk paper-cutting, and edited and published the Collection of Folk Paper-cutting.

After liberation, in 1953, the Ministry of Culture of China held the first national exhibition of folk arts and crafts, which has continued to this day. With the continuous development and progress of society, paper-cutting has become a popular art. Modern paper-cut artists broke through the management of the ancients and boldly innovated on the basis of ancient customs, making paper-cut a novel and unique art form appear in the art world.

Today's paper-cutting creation is no longer limited to folk customs such as "happy characters", "window grilles", "snuff" and "embroidery patterns", but conforms to the trend of modern art and enters the fields closely related to people's lives such as stage art, film and television, stamps, packaging design, art performances, large-scale exhibitions, costume design, national costumes, hotels, catering decoration, newspapers and magazines.