Year after year wealthy Material:paper Dimension:33*33cm Paper-
cut art form has a long history.Its uses influenced decorative
patterns,leather silhouettes,printed cloths,embroideries and
paintings.Folk paper-cuttings as an art, imitates nature's forms
by way of making characters,symbols,and other ways to entail
nature out of the beautiful paper-cutting patterns.This practice
is still observed in some parts of China. Paper-cuttings are all
hand-made.There are two common practices in making paper-
cuttings:the scissor cutting and knife cutting techniques.A pair
of scissors is used in the scissor cutting technique. Several of
these scissor-cut paper strips are fastened together.There are
commonly eight pieces for one pattern.The artist cuts the motif
with sharp,pointed scissors to shape the desired pattern. Knife
cuttings,on the other hand is a method where the artist puts
several layers of paper on a relatively soft foundation
consisting of a mixture of tallow and ashes. After which,the
artist holds a sharp knif