FREE: Vintage Japanese KIRIE Cutting ~ Red Paper Flower with Insect ~ MINT!

The listing, Vintage Japanese KIRIE Cutting ~ Red Paper Flower with Insect ~ MINT! has ended.

Offered for bidding is a vintage Japanese paper-cut in the traditional art of Kirie. Immpecably cut from the thinest, tissue-like rice paper into a flower with perhaps a dragonfly on it, it is in MINT condition and is approximately 60 years old. A friend of mine lived in Europe and Japan during her Father's Army career and she just found a huge collection of cultural art from that time. I was given this as a gift, along with many other items, but am not into Asian art . . . so it must find a new home where it is appreciate for what it is! Found nestlted in its original tissue sleeve, it is an excellent example of Kirie! This 4" piece is both delicate and bold and tradition seems to mingle with a comtemporary flair.

Papercut art, Kirie, is said to originate from China, and has moved to and developed in some countries like Japan, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Russia etc. Generally, traditional Chinese papercuts depict beautiful view-scenes and ancient Chinese stories/figures minutely, and they also function as seasonally special ornaments in farm villages. In Europe a typical papercut creation is sihlouette rather than elaborate decoration. For example, the Danish fairy-tale author and poet, Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875) is also known for creating such type of paper arts. The French painter Henri Matisse (1869-1954) made some papercut pieces in his end period. They are based on a combination of pieces of color paper depicting roughly shaped figures etc. In Japan, papercut was traditionally used for seasonal ornaments in shrines, paper stencils for dyeing, and later for a cut or illustration in books or newspapers.

This very special piece of art and craft comes to you clean and from a non-smoking pet-free home with no damage whatsoever. Free shipping to Listia verified addresses only. Thanks for looking!