Up in Flames
Subtitle: The Ephemeral Art of Pasted-Paper Sculpture in Taiwan
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: February 18, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780804734554
Subjects: Oriental art; Sculpture & other three-dimensional art forms; Taiwan; Crafts / Hobbies; Anthropology - General; Papercrafts; Art; Fine Arts; Asia - General; Crafts & Hobbies / Papercrafts; 20th century; Funeral customs and rites; Paper sculpture, Chinese
Description: "Up in Flames is the first comprehensive study of the traditional Chinese craft of paper sculpture - the construction in bamboo and paper of human figures, figures of gods, buildings, and other objects, all intended to be ritually burned. The book documents this ancient craft as it exists today in Taiwan. The fascinating fundamentals of the craft, the tools and materials, as well as the techniques used to construct houses and human figures, never investigated before, are described and illustrated in detail. The written material is augmented by many color photographs showing the objects, and the men and women who make them."--Jacket.