Yangzhou paper-cutting
Yangzhou paper-cutting is known for its clear and fluent lines, fine and elegant patterns, novel and creative techniques. It represents the paper-cutting styles of southern China. Yangzhou paper-cutting, with a history of more than 1,500 years, made Yangzhou one of the places where paper-cutting first became popular.
Yangzhou paper-cutting can be dated back to the Sui dynasty. In the Sui dynasty, the people of Yangzhou had the custom of cutting colourful paper or silk to celebrate festivals. In the Tang dynasty, the paper-making industry highly developed and it helped speed up the development of the paper-cutting art. In the Qing dynasty, the people of Yangzhou became interested in wearing embroidered clothing. The embroidered patterns were based on paper-cuts. After the establishment of the People's Republic of China, the government realized paper-cutting played an important role both in our culture and in daily life. In 2002, China Paper-cutting Museum was open to the public in the back garden of the Wangs' Residence, Yangzhou.
There are many different kinds of subjects of Yangzhou paper-cutting, such as birds, animals, insects and mountains.
Zhang Yongshou was the most outstanding representative among many artists of Yangzhou paper-cutting. He was the fifth generation descendant(后裔) of Yangzhou's Magic Scissors Zhang. Born in 1907 from a paper-cutting family, Zhang learned this craftsmanship from his father from the age of ten. Throughout his lifetime, he produced thousands of paper-cuts, of which the most famous are All the Flowers Blossoming, One Hundred Chrysanthemums, and One Hundred Butterflies with Gorgeous Flowers. Since Zhang Yongshou passed away in 1989, his daughter Zhang Muli has continued his paper- cutting tradition, and has won the title Master of Arts and Crafts in Jiangsu.
Introduction | Yangzhou paper-cutting is very |
It represents the paper-cutting styles of China. | |
It has a history of 1,500 years. | |
of Yangzhou paper-cutting | In the Sui dynasty, the people in Yangzhou festivals by cutting colourful paper or silk. |
In the Tang dynasty, the paper-cutting art highly developed with the of the paper-making industry. | |
In the Qing dynasty, the people in Yangzhou showed in wearing embroidered clothing, which was based on paper-cuts. | |
After the establishment of the PRC, the Chinese realized the importance of paper cutting. | |
In 2002, China Paper-cutting Museum was open to the public. | |
of Yangzhou paper-cutting | Yangzhou paper-cutting has many subjects, such as birds, animals, insects and mountains. |
Masters of Yangzhou paper-cutting | * Zhang Yongshou was born in 1907 from a paper-cutting family and passed away at the age of 82. * Zhang Muli is the generation descendant of Yangzhou's Magic Scissors Zhang. |