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Description
I. Overall Structure
This piece is a three-dimensional spherical hollow paper art model, featuring a multi-layered nested circular folding structure. The outer white cardstock forms an openable spherical ring frame through interlocking convex-concave joints. The rings can be closed into a smooth sphere or spread out flat, making it a typical 3D paper sculpture craft. The outer pure white paper rings provide gear-like interlocking support, while the inner layer is inlaid with colorful paper-cut scenes. The combination of soft and hard paper materials ensures a stable form.
II. Scene Pattern Details
The scene is themed around Dragon Boat Festival racing, integrating Chinese landscape paper-cut elements:
- Main Dragon Boat: A crimson dragon head and scale-patterned hull, paired with paddlers, recreating the folk custom of Dragon Boat Festival racing;
- Environmental Setting: The top features emerald green hollow bamboo leaves encircling the border, the middle has cyan green mountains and waterfalls, and the bottom shows blue and white layered water ripples, with color segmentation (red, green, blue) replicating traditional multi-color paper-cutting techniques;
- Craftsmanship: The scene is entirely hand-cut with intricate lines; the patterns of mountains, plants, and boat body are all created using paper-cut intaglio techniques.
III. Design Implication and Use
- Folk Implication: Closely adhering to the traditional culture of the Dragon Boat Festival, the dragon boat symbolizes blessings, warding off evil, and good health for the festival, while bamboo and landscapes signify smooth sailing and evergreen prosperity, embodying the folk essence of dragon boat racing and riverside prayers during the Dragon Boat Festival;
- Practical Applications: Can serve as a desktop cultural and creative ornament or a handmade Dragon Boat Festival gift; with a small light inside, it transforms into a paper-cut night light; it is also a handicraft teaching aid combining intangible cultural heritage paper-cutting with three-dimensional paper art, suitable for Dragon Boat Festival themed creative craft displays.
IV. Craftsmanship Features
Combining traditional folk paper-cutting with modern three-dimensional paper model craftsmanship, the outer support structure consists of modular interlocking cardstock, allowing assembly without glue. The inner colorful paper-cut is pasted and fixed, balancing aesthetic craftsmanship with structural stability.
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