Chinese and Foreign Paper-Cutting Art

Author: Zhang Fenggao
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Publish Date: 2000-07-01
Features: China is the country where papermaking was invented, and the history of paper-cutting is also very long; paper-cutting in Europe and America developed with the introduction of papermaking and the rise of the papermaking industry. Many countries across five continents have paper-cutting and shadow puppetry. They should be connected to let more people see it more truly and understand it better, because it is after all a form of art. This book includes discussions on paper-cutting, the origin and history of Chinese paper-cutting, folk paper-cutting in China, modern paper-cutting in China, the spread and exchange of Chinese paper-cutting, introductions and appreciations of paper-cutting in China and abroad, foreign paper-cutting and masters, paper-cutting in China and abroad, techniques of paper-cutting, the characteristics of paper-cutting, expressive methods of paper-cutting, tools, materials, and making of paper-cutting.