Chinese Paper Offerings (Images of Asia)
by Roderick Cave
Category: Crafts & Hobbies

From simple pieces decorated with a square of gilded foil, to beautiful New Year prints, and detailed models of houses, ships, and cars, paper offerings today take many forms. This book surveys the breadth of Chinese ceremonial paper products, exploring their creation, distribution, and characteristics. The author describes the traditional process of paper-making, as well as contemporary uses of common papers found on the Mainland and in Chinese communities worldwide. Once criticized as remnants of a superstitious past, paper charms now play a renewed role in Chinese life, providing visible evidence of a continuity of belief across the centuries. For the reader interested in paper and paper-making, as well as the student of Chinese religion and spirituality, this book reveals the beauty of these fascinating artefacts of living folk art.