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Up in flames : the ephemeral art of pasted-paper sculpture in Taiwan

Title
Up in flames : the ephemeral art of pasted-paper sculpture in Taiwan / Ellen Johnston Laing and Helen Hui-Ling Liu.
Author
Laing, Ellen Johnston.
Publication
Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2004.

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Additional Authors
Liu, Helen Hui-Ling.
Description
xx, 207 : illustrations (some color), map; 27 cm
Summary
"Up in Flames is the first comprehensive study of the traditional Chinese craft of paper sculpture - the construction in bamboo and paper of human figures, figures of gods, buildings, and other objects, all intended to be ritually burned. The book documents this ancient craft as it exists today in Taiwan. The fascinating fundamentals of the craft, the tools and materials, as well as the techniques used to construct houses and human figures, never investigated before, are described and illustrated in detail. The written material is augmented by many color photographs showing the objects, and the men and women who make them."--Jacket.
Subject
  • 1900-1999
  • Paper sculpture, Chinese > Taiwan > 20th century
  • Funeral rites and ceremonies > Taiwan
  • Funeral rites and ceremonies
  • Paper sculpture, Chinese
  • Figur
  • Papier
  • Handwerk
  • Bestattungsritus
  • Verbrennung
  • Taiwan
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-199) and index.
Contents
Chinese funerary beliefs -- History -- Ceremonies and paper sculptures in late twentieth-century Taiwan -- Craftsmen and suppliers -- Materials, tools, parts, and techniques -- Craft of paper sculpture as art.
ISBN
  • 0804734550
  • 9780804734554
LCCN
2003017836
OCLC
  • ocm52860055
  • 52860055
  • SCSB-1326952
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library