剪纸英文介绍papercutting

Paper cutting
Catalogue
History and
Development
Meanings
Uses
History ana Development
The first paper cutting can be tracked back to the Northern and
Southern Dynasties (386-581) period. The earliest paper cutting works in China is five pieces of Tuanhua paper cutting in the Northern Dynasty, and they were found in Xinjiang.
History ana Development
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Tang Dynasty
a period of great
developme nt
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Ming and Qing dynasties
became mature and reached the
peak
Southern Song Dynasty appeared artists who took paper cutting as their
In modern times
appear new theme: real life
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2. Genres
Genres
Representative of paper cutting art in north China
Two Sorts
delicate papercut （精巧
型）
Shandong folk paper cutting Bold and vigorous （粗犷豪放）
Wngzh@u f@lk ^apei^ciitting
Representative of paper cutting art in south China
Fourteen hundred years of history
dated from Emperor yangdi of sui dynasty
beautiful, delicate and exquisite （玲珑的） artistic
style
3. Methods
Methods
船Method-Fold
:This is the most basic kind of paper cutti ng technique .It can
I fold the paper to produce a duplicate pattern.
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I The different effects it produces depends on the number
-and angle of the fold.
: Folding paper cuts are more symmetrical because of their I
symmetrical patterns.
Method-Yin and Yang carving
The basic effect of paper cutting is obtained through the use of yin and Yang lines alone or in combi nation.
> Yin carving is the way to represent the outline of object structure, and to show lines in large blocks・
> On the contrary, the engraving is to cut the blank part and preserve the outline・阴刻阳刻
-Spiny hole scissors to cut the basic outline on the paper; then use the
needle to pierce the pattern, mainly by making the multilayer paper connected, and at the same time see the details in the rough. > This technique is often used in embroidery patterns.
鲂 Method
se a knife or
Meanings
Enriching Chinese cultural life
Meanings
Showing us the way of life of
ancient Chinese people
Meanings
Showing Chinese culture to
other countries in the world
5. Uses
Practical Purpose
Artistic Use
Window - cut f used for decorating Windowses common with the north. At the feast people will replace the paper and put a new window. to show used orientation.
Gift flowers, paper cutting attached to cakes, birthday noodles, eggs and other gifts. In chaozhou area of guangdong province, it is called "cake cake" and "fruit flower".
Shoe flower used as a paper-cut for the embroidery base of the cloth shoe upper.
Thank Ybu。