art of paper cutting
Also known as papercutting, psaligraphy
thumb|Paper-cut with stupa. One of the earliest known papercuts, this specimen was recovered by Paul Pelliot in the Dunhuang grotto and is dated to the tenth century. [[Bibliothèque nationale de France.]] thumb|300px|Chinese paper cuttings (2014)
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thumb|Paper-cut with stupa. One of the earliest known papercuts, this specimen was recovered by Paul Pelliot in the Dunhuang grotto and is dated to the tenth century. [[Bibliothèque nationale de France.]] thumb|300px|Chinese paper cuttings (2014)
Papercutting or paper cutting is the art of paper designs that has evolved all over the world to adapt to different cultural styles. One traditional distinction most styles share is that the designs are cut from a single sheet of paper as opposed to multiple adjoining sheets as in collage.