剪纸艺术是起源于我国的平面镂刻艺术,中国剪纸艺术源远流长,现存最早的剪纸是南北朝时的《对猴》、《对马》等五幅团花。而在纸发明之前,我们的祖先早就以剪、刀甚至手撕,火烫等手法在皮、绢,树叶上刻镂创作出大量作品。可以认为,以刀,剪为主在平面薄质材料上剪、刻、镂所创造的艺术,是剪纸艺术的真正含义,纸仅仅是薄质材料中目前运用最多的一种,“剪”和“纸”只是剪纸艺术中主 Paper-cut art originated from the plane engraving art in our country. The paper-cut art in China has a long history. The earliest existing paper-cuts are the five flower groups such as Monkey to Horse and Horse to Horse during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. Before the invention of the paper, our ancestors long ago used scissors, knives and even hand-tearing, scalding and other techniques on the skin, silk and leaves engraved to create a large number of works. It can be considered that the art of cutting, carving and scribing mainly on knives and scissors is the true meaning of paper-cut art. The paper is only one of the most widely used types of thin materials at present. “Paper” is only the main paper-cut art