The origin of the name of window grilles. Paper-cutting is a very popular folk art in China, which has been loved by people for thousands of years. Because most of them are pasted on windows, they are generally called "window grilles".
The origin of paper-cut window grilles Paper-cut originated in the Han Dynasty. During the Han and Tang dynasties, folk women cut flowers and birds out of gold and silver foil and colored silks and pasted them on their temples as decorations. Later, during festivals, colorful papers were cut into flowers, stories of animals or people, etc. Those posted on the windows are called "window grilles", those posted on the doors are called "house numbers", and those used to celebrate are called "happy flowers".
The origin of window grilles is briefly introduced. China's paper-cutting originated from the Han Dynasty to the Southern and Northern Dynasties, which is quite good. But it really flourished after the mid-Qing Dynasty. Ancient paper-cuts were mostly made in rural areas, mainly scissors, simple and natural, all made by peasant women. After paper-cutting enters the city, not only citizens' interests and life ideals have to participate in the art of paper-cutting, but thousands of families in Qian Qian are crowded together, accustomed to each other and demanding a lot; In order to save labor, paper-cutting artists changed to carving with one knife and multiple pieces, and their styles turned to exquisiteness, and artists were not limited to women. However, with the changes of the times, life and aesthetics, traditional folk art can't meet the needs of reality gradually, so modern emerging paper-cutting art was born.
Paper-cutting is a folk art with a unique artistic style, which is carved by hand and then dyed with bright and beautiful colors. Working people put it on paper windows as a decoration for New Year's festivals, so it is also called "window grilles".
The contents of traditional window grilles are mainly opera figures, flowers, insects, fish and beasts, as well as some auspicious and homophonic images, which are filled with cheerful, healthy and love life feelings and are deeply loved by the masses.
What are the origins and stories of window grilles? Window grilles have a history of thousands of years, and gradually spread and shaped during the Song and Yuan Dynasties.
The history of paper-cutting handicraft art, that is, paper-cutting in the true sense, should begin with the appearance of paper. The invention of paper in Han Dynasty promoted the appearance, development and popularization of paper-cutting. Paper is a moldy material. The climate in southeast China is humid, and the local rainy days in May and June every year will make paper products moldy over time. Folk paper-cutting is a popular thing, people will not keep it like a treasure, and they can cut it if it is broken. In the northwest of China, the weather is dry, the climate is dry, and the paper is not easy to get moldy, which may also be one of the important reasons for the discovery of paper-cutting in the Northern Dynasties in Turpan, Xinjiang. Paper-cutting in Tang Dynasty-Paper-cutting in Tang Dynasty has been in a period of great development. In Du Fu's poem, there is a saying, "Warm water cooks my feet, and paper-cutting calls my soul." The custom of paper-cutting calling my soul has spread among the people at that time. The paper-cut in the Tang Dynasty, which is now in the British Museum, shows that the paper-cut at that time had a high level of manual art and a complete picture composition, expressing an ideal realm between heaven and earth. Popular in the Tang Dynasty, the carved patterns of flowers and trees have the characteristics of paper-cutting. For example, the pattern of "Duiyang" in Masakura Hospital in Japan is a typical artistic expression of hand cutting. In the Tang dynasty, there was also block printing made of paper-cutting. People carved it into wax paper with thick paper, and then printed the dye on the cloth to form beautiful patterns.