29 March 2011

Chinese Papercutting: Dragon

What a surprise in the mail today; this wonderfully ornate paper-cutting. It is made of cardstock, and has pinhole mountain and valley folds, to keep it standing so easily.

This paper-cutting measures 42 cm long x 20 cm high (or 16.5" x 8" ... and I still think in the imperial measurements myself).

7 comments:

  1. Kay7:25 am

    Waaaw this is beautiful. I can imagine this was a surprise!!

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  2. Terri8:33 am

    Amazing! So ornate. A real master made this...

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  3. Jan Castle9:28 am

    I'm awe struck!!!! Was this actually done by hand cutting??????? If so, what kind of tools were used besides scissors...and what kind of scissors????? I love detail cutting, but this is beyond belief!
    Jan

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  4. Unknown10:36 am

    Oh My! This is an incredible keepsake. Is this work of art hand cut Carole?

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  5. Carole M.10:51 am

    ...I can't be sure that this is actually a hand-cut paper-cutting at all. I have a feeling that China does mass-produce a lot of commercial/machine-cuts. I have a packet of fine colourful tissue paper-cuttings - they'd have to be done by machine. I know the dragon could be cut by hand, but I'm sure it's otherwise. Since several are wondering --- and not to take away from the beauty of the image in any way; I enjoyed this surprise gift in the mailbox.

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  6. Lyn S5:20 pm

    What a beauty! The intricacy of the papercuts are amazing Carole! Lucky you to receive such a lovely gift!

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  7. Molly Bee3:03 am

    Absolutely gorgeous!!

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