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Some important pattern meanings in the collection of folk paper-cut patterns

Some important pattern meanings in the collection of folk paper-cut patterns Some important pattern meanings in the collection of folk paper-cut patterns

In addition to symbols symbolizing the reproduction of life, there are also some common images in folk art works. Although their shapes are fundamentally different from the above symbols in a narrow sense, these images frequently appear in the combined shapes of folk paper-cuts. , in fact, it has been divorced from the original shape of real life. Through the inheritance of folk culture, a collective contract gradually formed and became a series of conventional symbols. Such as:


Some important pattern meanings in the collection of folk paper-cut patterns


Pumpkin - Symbolizes the vulva and fertility.


Pomegranate - symbolizes fertility.


Dolls holding buns - is a traditional theme pattern unique to northern Shaanxi. Scratching the bun is extended to grasping "good luck". This kind of doll has great magical powers, which can not only "drive away evil spirits and eliminate disasters", but can also extend life and reproduce future generations. (Extended recommended reading: Bun-grabbing dolls in Zhongyang Luliang folk paper-cutting)


In fact, in folk paper-cutting, in addition to the above single symbols, the combination of shapes composed of these symbols is itself a collection of symbols. These stylized image combinations are widely circulated among the people, such as:

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Stretching melons-symbolizing the reproduction of descendants


Qilin gives birth to a child - symbolizing the joy of having a baby. …


“In art, symbols are the disclosure of the specific perceptual basis of thoughts.” The creative concept of Chinese folk paper-cutting is the unity of collective consciousness and individual consciousness. Collective consciousness is a long-standing collective mind, which makes Those objective objects related to peoples vital interests gradually became fixed as substitutes for ideas, forming symbols in folk art. Here, these symbols have the characteristics of randomness, reference, agreement and transcendence. At the same time, they also have the functions of meaning, understanding and communication. They are the bridge and connection between the spiritual world and the material world of folk paper-cut artists. intermediary.