During Filipino Christmas, the parol (a traditional star-shaped lantern) is embellished with coloured paper cut into various forms such as floral designs on the faces, pom-pons and "tails" on the points of the star. Several Philippine crafts employ paper cutting. Batik is framed in profile to expose the intricate detail of Batik. Batik is an Indonesian traditional art and paper cutting. Indonesian traditional art has been influenced by traditional Chinese artisans. Paper cutting continues today in Japan in contemporary forms such as framed art, installations and paper cut sculpture. The washi paper used most predominantly across the world today for paper cutting, bookbinding, tapes and multiple other uses is not Tesuki washi but actually Japanese Sekishu washi, a paper developed around 800 AD in the Sekishu region (modern-day Iwami in Japan) and designated a UNESCO Intangible Cultural asset in 2009. The abundance of Japanese washi meant paper cutting and offshoots such as Kamikiri (performance papercutting in Edo Japan) developed at a very fast pace. The Japanese commercialised paper making by hand and by 800 AD their skills were unrivalled. It is said to have developed after 610 AD when Tesuki Washi paper, invented in China, was brought to Japan by Doncho, a Buddhist monk from Korea.
Japanese paper cutting is called Kirie or Kirigami (literally meaning cut picture). Papercutting remains popular in contemporary China, especially during special events like the Chinese New Year or weddings. Modern paper cutting has developed into a commercial industry.
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In China, there is also the movie Songs of War which was made with a particular style of animation on the app called Blender. The Chinese paper-cutting was recognized and listed because it has a history of more than 1500 years and it represents cultural values of the people throughout China. It is included in the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage Lists, which was created in 2009. Jianzhi cuttings often have a heavy emphasis on Chinese characters symbolizing the Chinese zodiac animals. Jianzhi has a number of distinct uses in Chinese culture, almost all of which are for health, prosperity or decorative purposes. Jianzhi has been practised in China since at least the 6th Century AD. Jianzhi (剪紙), is a traditional style of papercutting in China and it originated from cutting patterns for rich Chinese embroideries and later developed into a folk art in itself. Chinese paper cutting, in a style that is practically identical to the original 6th-century form
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