Complete Collection of Chinese Folk Art (9) - Decorative Edition. Yearbook

Author: Deng Fuxing
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Publish Date: 1995-03-01
Features: "The Decorative Edition · Yearbook" is the 9th volume of the entire series. This volume not only collects representative works from regions such as Tianjin Liuyangqing, Shandong Weifang, Jiangsu Taohuawu, Hebei Wuiqiang, Henan Zhuxian Town, and Sichuan Mianzhu, but also includes various folk paintings that were widely popular in China, such as kang wall paintings, window paintings, lantern paintings, paper-cut paintings, flower-and-bird calligraphy, hand-painted illustrations, patterned papers, and monthly calendars, which have never been published before. The editors have categorized the complex New Year paintings into six types: guardian spirits, auspicious themes, children, folk scenes, symbolic images, and miscellaneous paintings for introduction. They have also focused on discussing the historical development, themes, styles, regional characteristics, and folk cultural connotations of New Year paintings.