The History of Chinese Paper-cutting（IV）

In the Song Dynasty, with the paper-making industry becoming more and more mature, there are numerous kinds of paper, and which has provided conditions for the popularity of paper-cutting, such as “Gift flowers” which are pasted on the gifts boxes; “Window flowers” which are pasted on the windows, or used for decoration of illuminations or Tea calyx.

The application of folk paper-cutting in Song Dynasty gradually expended. Jizhou Kiln, a place of Jiangxi, makes the paper-cutting as patterns of ceramics. They carefully glaze, and then fire to make the ceramics more delicate.

In addition, people also accord the paper-cutting patterns to carve shadow puppet patterns, with fur materials of donkeys, cattle, horses, sheep and other animals.