A comprehensive introduction to the art of Chinese paper-cutting
Whenever the word paper-cutting is mentioned by people, everyone will think that it is truly a traditional Chinese handmade paper craft. In fact, it is very normal for everyone to have this understanding, because even now, we can still see that during the holidays, every household will paste beautiful window grilles on their doors and windows. This in itself gives us knowledge about paper-cutting. A very emotional understanding. According to archaeological discoveries, paper-cutting did indeed originate in China. Our country had the art of paper-cutting very early, even though paper had not been invented at that time.
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The origin of Chinese paper-cutting
So what is the origin of Chinese paper-cutting art? In fact, a long time ago, people had already begun to try and became proficient in using some graphics to record notes and present content. Although there was no paper at this time, people could record relevant information on bronzes, animal skins and other carriers, and then Regarding paper, more and more craftsmen have the opportunity to come into contact with paper, and thus begin to transfer these creative patterns to a light carrier such as paper. And when we compare the patterns on other carriers before the invention of paper and the paper-cutting patterns after the invention of paper, we can clearly see that the origin of paper-cutting comes from the pattern recording method of ancestors.
Folk paper-cutting art
Although paper cutting is very light on paper, it is not only easy to save, but also the cost is very low. But precisely because of this characteristic, paper-cutting is not suitable for long-term storage. Although paper-cutting has been very popular since the invention of paper, there are very few handed down works that have been preserved to this day. However, we can still find traces of paper-cutting from some classic ancient poetry collections. For example, in Li Shangyins poem "Ren Ri", he said, "The gold in the building wins the Jing customs, and the ribbon-cutting brings the Jin style to the people." The "ribbon-cutting" here is paper-cutting. the meaning of. The word paper-cut itself appears frequently in poems, such as "Peng Ya Xing" written by the famous poet Du Fu.ldquo;Warm soup fills me up, paper-cutting attracts my soul.” The word paper-cutting is directly used here.
Because paper-cutting has a very strong folk soul and atmosphere, its viability is very strong. Even after thousands of years of development, the art of paper-cutting is still flourishing and even getting stronger. We can notice that paper-cut creations in the past were often created around some landscapes and auspicious patterns, but modern paper-cuts have developed into a variety of styles with complete content. This shows that paper-cutting plays an important role in Chinese folk culture.
Simple paper-cutting in life
In daily life, we often come into contact with paper-cutting on various occasions. However, the most common and intuitive contact is the snowflake paper-cutting that many friends like very much. The characteristic of snowflake paper-cutting is to simply fold the paper to create beautiful paper-cut snowflakes. The simple production makes it possible for almost everyone to make it. Whether adults or children, they can make paper-cut snowflakes with different effects according to their own preferences. The beautiful paper-cut snowflakes themselves can also be used as beautiful window decorations. Its really charming.
