Pay attention to the arrangement of paper-cut window grilles in Yu County
Yuxian window grilles are based on windows and are governed and restricted by window rights. Window grilles are an important part of window decoration. Their shapes are arranged repeatedly on the windows, emphasizing content and order, such as spring, summer, autumn, winter, plum, orchid, bamboo, chrysanthemum, the main characters in an opera, etc. The content is unified and arranged in an orderly manner, forming a series of its own; it lays a harmonious foundation for the display of window grilles on the windows. The colors, because the window grilles are dyed by individual creative groups, appear differently on the windows; red and green contrasts and coordinated contrasts are all included, and the changes are rich.
This kind of repeated arrangement that seeks harmony in content and shape and seeks change in color is the best way to exert and apply the formal rules of order and beauty, making the window grille and its carrier form a unified whole.
The arrangement of Yu County paper-cut window grilles pasted in the window panes is called "Gua Xi", "Gua Ji" and "Gua Li" by the locals. The paper used for window grilles is light and thin, and the color can easily seep through water. Therefore, when pasting the window grilles, you need to first spread the window grilles on a piece of paper that is slightly larger than the paper, and then use the tip of a chopstick to lightly dip the paste on various parts of the window grilles. Due to the permeability of the window grilles, The paste will lightly stick the window grilles and paper together; in this way, pick up the paper and hang the window grilles on it, and then stick it on different window panes.
The process of "hanging weddings" is the sublimation of the beauty of Yuxian window decoration. The custom of getting rid of the old and welcoming the new requires something new every year. This is not only the choice of window grilles, but also the arrangement and combination of window grilles on the windows, especially the front windows. Most of the "celebrations" in every household in Yu County are hosted by older women in the family. They know the style of each window in their home and carefully decorate each window with beautiful blessings in the festive atmosphere of welcoming the new year. This is a kind of In creation, she pays attention to the unity of content, change of form, beauty of meaning and coordination of colors, and expresses the beauty of window grilles vividly through the carrier. Common arrangements and combinations of window grilles are shown in the figure below.
