num_pages: 160
description: This volume brings together all the various threads of the ancient oriental art of paper-cutting. The author traces the history of the art from its beginnings as a popular folk tradition in China to its flourishing in Japan where it is now practised both as a fine art and a hobby. The text provides 30 step-by-step projects to teach readers paper-cutting from simple traditional Chinese techniques to modern methods developed by contemporary Japanese and Chinese artists. The book also includes a section on how to mount and display cut-art.
language: English
title: Cut-Art: An Introduction to Chung-Hua and Kiri-E
publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications