Name/Title
Box 4 of 4 Chinese Paper CuttingsDescription
Box 4 of 4 filled with six envelopes containing paper cutouts of various Chinese Arts and Motifs
Box contains:
1983-T01-336-365
1983-T01-366-378
1983-T01-379-385,1983-T03-386-388
1983-T01-393,396A&B, 397-402
1983-T01-403-416
1983-T01-417-424Context
Paper cutting was an extremely popular practice in China. Typically, pieces were made on red paper. It was originally popularized in the Han Dynasty, and became extremely widespread by the Ming dyansty.