The Year of the Tiger is coming, so why not learn to cut a little tiger! Chen Yao, a master of arts and crafts in Nanjing and a non-hereditary heir of paper-cutting, creates paper-cutting according to the Chinese zodiac every year, and all kinds of auspicious and auspicious paper-cutting in the Year of the Tiger are also freshly baked. In order to facilitate the ordinary people with zero foundation to cut out the small tigers, today he teaches everyone to cut a relatively simple "cloth tiger".
Chen Yao said that in folklore, tigers are a symbol of driving away evil spirits and avoiding disasters, peace and auspiciousness, and can also protect wealth. After the child is born, his parents will wear a tiger head hat, wear tiger head shoes, surround the tiger's head and bicker, tie the tiger's head belly pocket, and play with tiger toys to ensure that all poisons are not invaded and grow safely. In the ancient language, the tiger harmonic sound "fu", which has the meaning of blessing and auspiciousness, pinning people's yearning and pursuit of a better life.
Cloth tiger is a folk craft with a local atmosphere, it is also a good children's toys, indoor decorations, gifts and personal collections, has been widely loved by people. The cloth tiger comes from the hand of a clever peasant woman, with an exaggerated and lively shape. Bu Tiger has a very rich expression, smiling for the smiling tiger, and vicious for the town house tiger. There are also many forms, including single-headed tiger, double-headed tiger, four-headed tiger, sub-tiger, couple tiger, cloth tiger pillow, set tiger and so on.
Paper-cutting steps of cloth tigers
1. Take a rectangular piece of paper
2. Fold a part backwards (1/3)
3. Then turn the paper over and try to fold the red side on the reverse side so as not to irritate the eyes. A paper-cut outline is drawn, and the tiger's head is symmetrical
4. Cut out the head king character and eye pattern
5. Cut out the nose and mouth ear pattern
6. Open the folded surface behind the back of the back and cut out the edge part of the head
7. Fold the tiger body and cut out the tiger skin pattern
8. Fold the tiger's tail and cut out the tiger's tail pattern
9. Cut out a beautiful and cute tiger, cute and cute
Production focus:
1. Pay attention to the ratio of head to body, the head should not be too small
2. When the first scissors cut the forehead, press down a little to vacate the height of the tiger's tail
3. The tiger's front two feet are triangular with the top of the head, and the distance between the front feet cannot be too small
4. Tiger eyeballs, do not be too small, pay attention to the tilt of the tiger's eyes
Chen Yao created a series of paper cuts for the Year of the Tiger this year, with exquisite design, rich connotation and auspicious meaning. Here, he shared with you two paper cuts for the Year of the Tiger and wished morning newspaper readers a good luck in the Year of the Tiger.
"Jihu Town House": The composition uses many auspicious elements in Chinese folk folklore to express the theme of auspiciousness and well-being.
The butterfly on the tiger's forehead symbolizes the invincibility of the world. Tiger Yufu. Tiger ears are represented by shou peaches, symbolizing the happiness of life. The eyebrows and nose are represented by goldfish, symbolizing the golden jade full of halls. The mouth and beard are represented by peony flowers and leaves, symbolizing the blossoming of wealth. Fuwa holds a rattle in her hand to welcome the arrival of the New Year. Tiger head hat, tiger head bib, tiger head shoes, tiger toy symbolize the five blessings of Linmen.
"Rich and Noble and Peaceful": The main body of the work is a Fuwa riding a tiger, a tiger head hat, a tiger head shoes, a tiger belly pocket, and a cloth tiger, symbolizing the five blessings of Linmen. Fuzi paper-cut, sika deer, shou peach, magpie, jin yuanbao, harmonic Fulu shouxi cai. The left pattern has, and harmony and beauty, every year, the world is invincible, everything is as expected, the peony flowers and vases on the right symbolize wealth and peace, and the vase is an ice crack, which means peace in the years. On the top is the top of the eyebrows.
Source: Nanjing Morning Post/Love Nanjing reporter Wang Jinghui
Edit: Shi Hongyan