What is paper-cutting art, its history and culture?

Paper-cut art is one of the oldest Han folk arts. As a kind of hollow art, it can give people a sense of emptiness and artistic enjoyment visually.

Paper-cutting uses scissors to cut paper into various patterns, such as window grilles, doormats, wall hangings, ceilings and snuff.

Every holiday or wedding celebration, people will stick beautiful and bright paper-cuts on windows, walls, doors and lanterns at home, and the festive atmosphere will be more enthusiastic.

Paper-cutting originated from the activities of ancestor worship and blessing of the ancients, and was rooted in the profound traditional culture of China.

The history of two thousand years has condensed the traditional ideas of China culture. In its evolution, it is intertwined with painted pottery art, rock painting art and other arts, delaying the humanistic spirit and ideological pulse of the ancient nation.

As an integral part of China's traditional culture, it is the epitome of traditional beliefs and ethics, and it is also a window to observe the inheritance of a national folk culture.

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Paper-cutting is widely circulated among the people and has a long history.

Paper-cut works of 1500 years ago have been unearthed in Xinjiang.

Later, it can also be seen in decorative patterns, shadow play, blue calico, sketch embroidery and painting works of Valley, Huasheng, Jizhou Kiln and Ding Kiln.

As a traditional folk art, paper-cutting plays an important role in folk activities.

Professional folk paper-cutting artists appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Folk paper-cutting often refines and summarizes natural forms through homophonic, symbolic and moral means, forming beautiful patterns.

From the specific use, it can be roughly divided into four categories:

One is for posting, that is, directly sticking on doors, windows, walls, lanterns and ribbons for decoration.

Such as window grilles, wall flowers, ceiling flowers, cigarette lattices, lantern flowers, paper-tied flowers, door stickers, etc.

Second, it is used for decoration, that is, for decorating gifts, dowries, sacrifices and offerings.

Such as happy flowers, flowers, fireworks, candlestick flowers, fragrant flowers, Chongyang flag and so on.

Thirdly, embroidery patterns are used in clothing, shoes, hats and pillows.

Such as shoe flower, pillow flower, hat flower, bib flower, sleeve flower and suspender flower.

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