Chinese Paper cutting is a picture cut out on a paper with scissors. The picture patterns are often pasted on the lintels, windows, or lanterns to express the feelings of joy and the perceptions in life. Hence the scissors-cut is also known as “scissors-picture” or ”paper-cut for window decoration”.
The patterns are often designed from events in the jubilant festivals, bumper harvest of the cereals, stories of the folk opera, children or animals, and others. They are very beautiful, interesting, and are widely popular among Chinese people.
The art of paper-cut maybe traced back to a period as early as the ancient South and North Dynasties, It appeared at the same time of discovery of Chinese papermaking and was still prosperous across China.
The paper-cut art has become one of the magnificent and beautiful flowers in the Chinese national artistic treasures.
Chinese paper cutting is a unique art form and has existed for thousands of years with a long history featuring both national and regional themes. Paper began as a precious commodity in the Han Dynasty. Most of the people with access to paper for an entertainment cause such as art were usually nobles in royal palaces. The Song Dynasty scholar Chou Mi mentioned several paper cutters who cut paper with scissors into a great variety of designs and characters in different s, and a young man who could even cut characters and flowers inside his sleeve. The oldest surviving paper cut out is a symmetrical circle from the 6th century found in Xinjiang, China.
From the 7th to *3th century, paper cutting became popular especially during Chinese holiday festivals. The art spread to the rest of the world in the *4th century. Throughout the Qing Dynasty many paper cutting skills were developed including drafting and the use of smoked papers. By the end of the Qing ruling, however, new art forms were being introduced.
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