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  2. Chinese art - Wikipedia

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    e. Chinese art is visual art that originated in or is practiced in China, Greater China or by Chinese artists. Art created by Chinese residing outside of China can also be considered a part of Chinese art when it is based on or draws on Chinese culture, heritage, and history. Early " Stone Age art" dates back to 10,000 BC, mostly consisting of ...

  3. Chinese folk art - Wikipedia

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    Chinese paper cutting ( 剪纸, jianzhi) is a type of folk art that has roots in China during the 6th century and is attributed to Cai Lun during the Han Dynasty. Known to be very intricate with the use of negative space, paper cutting is used for mostly decorative reasons, appearing on mirrors, lanterns, walls, etc.

  4. Chinese paper cutting - Wikipedia

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    The art of paper cutting (Chinese: 剪紙; pinyin: jiǎnzhǐ) in China may date back to the 2nd century CE, when paper was invented by Cai Lun, a court official of the Eastern Han dynasty. Chinese paper cutting is a treasured traditional Chinese art dating back to when paper was developed. Paper cutting became popular as a way of decorating ...

  5. Arts of China - Wikipedia

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    Arts of China. Chinese Jade ornament with flower design, Jin dynasty (1115–1234 AD), Shanghai Museum. The arts of China (simplified Chinese: 中国艺术; traditional Chinese: 中國藝術) have varied throughout its ancient history, divided into periods by the ruling dynasties of China and changing technology, but still containing a high ...

  6. Straw painting - Wikipedia

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    Straw paintings are craft objects made by shaping straw into patterns and representational images. By modeling and playing with straw, people, especially women, started weaving straw into artistic objects. As time passed, they acquired more skill in working with straw and a century ago, created a very specific art, the art of weaving straw into ...

  7. Chinese paper folding - Wikipedia

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    Chinese paper folding. Chinese paper folding, or zhezhi (摺紙), is the art of paper folding that originated in medieval China. The work of 20th-century Japanese paper artist Akira Yoshizawa widely popularized the Japanese word origami; however, in China and other Chinese-speaking areas, the art is referred to by the Chinese name, zhezhi.

  8. Category:Chinese crafts - Wikipedia

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    The eight categories of Chinese crafts consist of ceramics, textiles, lacquerware, woodwork and bamboowork, metalwork, papermaking. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.

  9. Chinese art by medium and technique - Wikipedia

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    Chinese art by medium and technique. Xiao Yan, Martial Emperor of Liang, ca. 700 AD, National Palace Museum, Taipei. Much traditional Chinese art was made for the imperial court, often to be then redistributed as gifts. As well as Chinese painting, sculpture and Chinese calligraphy, there are a great range of what may be called decorative or ...

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