Craft:100% handicraft

Origin:Beijing

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Chinese Paper Cuts also called Scissor-cuts, it is a kind of folk artwork with rich local flavor popularizing in numerous people. Chinese Paper cuts was come out during the period of Nanbeichao Dynasty.

Colorful paper cut by scissors is often used as decoration and forms various artistic styles because of different purposes, such as for window decoration, basket decoration, present decoration and designs. Among them paper-cut for window decoration is the most popular. So paper-cut is also called Window Grille. Basket decoration is hanging decoration for festivals. Present decoration is to add color for the present and exaggerate living atmosphere and encourage the people's emotions.

Paper-cut designs are to design the models for folk needlework. Most of them are red and some are colorful. Folk scissor-cut is gentle, lovely and vivid with bright color. Cut skills are powerful and smooth. The line is easy. Its subject often comes from the folk and is good decoration.

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Rich Artistic Connotation & Historical Background:

"Chinese Paper Cuts-A hundred year is good to match" is an artwork that showcases the charm of traditional Chinese paper cutting art.

Paper cutting, an ancient handicraft originating from China, has a history of several hundred years.

It creates various exquisite patterns and images by folding, cutting, and pasting paper.

These paper cutting works often have rich symbolic meanings, reflecting the unique values and aesthetic views of Chinese culture.

In this artwork, we can see two female paper cutting characters wearing traditional costumes and holding fans with smiles on their faces.

These two female paper cutting characters represent beauty, elegance, and wisdom in traditional Chinese culture.

Their clothes are brightly colored and intricately detailed, showcasing the grace of ancient Chinese women.

In addition, the fans they hold also have special symbolic meanings; fans are commonly used in Chinese culture as tools for shading, cooling, and decoration.

This artwork also demonstrates the rich historical background and significance of Chinese culture.

As a traditional folk art form, paper cutting carries the Chinese people's yearning and pursuit of a better life.

Over the past few hundred years, paper cutting art has continuously developed and grown, forming regional styles and schools with unique characteristics.

Today, paper cutting art has become an important part of Chinese culture, attracting people from all over the world to appreciate and learn.

In conclusion, "Chinese Paper Cuts-A hundred year is good to match" presents a vivid picture of traditional Chinese culture with its exquisite paper cutting characters, unique symbolic meanings, and rich historical background.

It allows us to feel the profoundness and unique charm of Chinese culture and inspires our yearning and pursuit for beautiful things.