Fu Lu Shou Xi - Auspicious Paper Cutting

Author: Fujian Fine Arts Publishing House
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Publish Date: 2005-07-01
Features: Paper-cutting is a folk art deeply loved by the masses and widely practiced across the country. With a history of 1,500 years, it remains popular. During festivals, celebrations, or joyous occasions, people create various paper-cuttings symbolizing good fortune and happiness to decorate doors, windows, homes, or to be placed in dowry gifts and birthday presents, enhancing the atmosphere of auspiciousness. To promote the excellent folk paper-cutting art and ensure its widespread dissemination and application, this series of books focuses on the theme of joy and auspiciousness, collecting a rich variety of paper-cuttings including auspicious flowers, characters for happiness, wealth, longevity, and joy; door decorations; lucky children; the twelve zodiac animals; birds, flowers, insects, and fish; and auspicious circular patterns, all conveying blessings of joy, auspiciousness, and happiness. Paper-cutting is simple and easy to learn. With just a pair of scissors or a carving knife and a few sheets of colored paper, following the principles and characteristics of paper-cutting art, one can create many adorable and interesting images of animals, birds, flowers, insects, fish, and people.