Review of paper-cut art in Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties
In the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties, paper-cutting continued to develop. In addition to retaining traditional festival decorations and door decorations, paper-cutting techniques were gradually developed in aspects such as dragon boat lanterns, lanterns, and fans. In 1965, a paper-cut folding fan from the Ming Dynasty was unearthed in Changjing Township, Jiangyin, Jiangsu Province. The fan was made of double-layered tissue paper and decorated with paper-cut patterns in the middle. The center of the pattern was a "Plum Magpie Heralding Spring", surrounded by engraved turtle patterns, swastikas, and entanglement. branch pattern. The paper-cutting skills are skillful, and the pictures are delicate, beautiful and exquisite. After the Qing Dynasty, the art of paper-cutting has penetrated into every corner of folk life. Modern paper-cutting has been handed down in all kinds, such as door stickers, window decorations, lanterns, wedding flowers, fireworks, ceiling flowers, kang surround flowers, fruit flowers, embroidery patterns, etc. There are also abundant physical materials, and there are also folk samples handed down from generation to generation. The paper-cutting in the Kunning Palace of the Forbidden City in the Qing Dynasty can be said to be a major contribution to Manchu paper-cutting. Paper-cutting from ethnic minorities also entered the palace.
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