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 Chinese
Handicrafts --- Folk Woodblock Picture
It is a kind of picture enjoying popularity
among the people with a large variety. A few of them are singled out for
appreciation, but most are used for different worldly life and protocols,
such as the portrait of the Gate God, the portrait of gods, illustration,
pictures for packaging and decorating, window flowers, lamp pictures,
kites, paper cards, colorful squares, flags and embroidery patterns. Of
these pictures some are printed in a single color (black). Some others
are printed in chromatography or by the continuation of color applying.
It is a characteristic way of picture popularization from the invention
of China's woodblock printing to the contemporary printing skill. Their
authors are professional painter and engravers. Some of them are anonymously
created by farmers.
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