The paper-cut is one of Chinese most popular folk art,may trace theA.D.for six centuries according to archaeology its history,but thepeople thought its reality starts the time to compare this also tohave early several hundred years.Paper-cut commonly used to religiousrite,aspect and so on decoration and plastic arts.
In past,the people make the dissimilar in shape and form physicalimage and the portrait after the commonly used paper,buries togetherwith the dead or at the funeral burns,this custom beyond the borderChina sometimes still obviously.Paper-cut art generally all has thesymbolic significance,also is a this kind of ceremony part; Inaddition the paper-cut also serves as the sacrificial offeringancestor and the deity uses the offering the widget.
Because its material is probably easy,the cost inexpensive,theeffect stands sees,the adaption surface is broad and generally iswelcome; Because it most suits the rural women leisure manufacture,both may do practical,and may beautify the life.Each place all cansee the paper-cut,even has formed the different place style school.The paper-cut not only has displayed populace's esthetic hobby,and holding nationality's social in-depth psychology,also is China mosthas one of characteristic people skills,its modelling characteristicespecially is worth studying.
Now,the paper-cut are many is uses in to decorate.The paper-cut mayuse in to embellish the wall,the windows and doors,Fang Zhu,themirror,the lamp and the lantern and so on,also may make using of theembellishment for the present,even paper-cut itself also may bestowthe other people as the gift.People before also often makes thepaper-cut embroiders the flowered and the painting art model.
The paper-cut is not but is by manually makes with the machine,thecommonly used method has two kinds:The scissors cut with the knifecut.
