How did the traditional culture of paper-cutting come from?

The origin of paper-cutting actually started very early. At that time, people tried to use some graphics to record notes and present content, but there was no paper at that time, and people could only record some information on bronze wares, bamboo slips, animal skins and other carriers. With the appearance of paper, these creative patterns began to transfer to paper. Through this comparison, we can see that the origin of paper-cutting comes from the pattern recording method of our ancestors.

The history of paper cutting

2. The history of paper-cutting in China's traditional culture, that is, the real art of paper-cutting, should officially begin with the appearance of paper. The main production material of paper-cutting is paper, and the appearance of paper in Han Dynasty promoted the appearance, development and popularization of paper-cutting. At that time, paper was perishable, so people wouldn't keep it. If it breaks, they can cut it again.

4. By the Tang Dynasty, paper-cutting had made great progress. At that time, people applied paper-cut patterns to other handicrafts, and it was popular to use paper-cut to evoke souls. Modern archaeology has unearthed a variety of paper-cut handicrafts in the Tang Dynasty, such as the paper-cut in the Tang Dynasty in the British Museum. It can be seen that the manual art level of paper-cutting at that time was quite superb, and the picture composition was complete, expressing an ideal realm between heaven and earth.

6. During the Ming and Qing Dynasties, the folk paper-cutting art became more and more mature and reached its peak. At this time, the application scope of folk paper-cutting art is broader. However, all the decorations on folk lanterns, decorative patterns on fans and embroidery patterns are reprocessed with paper-cutting as decoration. However, in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, China traditional paper-cut was often used as home decoration to beautify the home environment.