Shaanxi-Shehuo-Mashao-Mask-Based Office Supplies Design Studies

Abstract:

The Shaanxi-Shehuo-Mashao mask is one of the oldest masks in China, and it was a valuable folk art. It was designed and carved on Mashao, which is an everyday used item. Its famous for its vivid character, bright color and its extremely expressive and decorative. In order to better protect this folk art and blend it into modern life to make it more valuable, we should look deep into its connotation and pave a path of Chinese folk art design.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 496-500)
• Pages: 2795-2798
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.496-500.2795
• Online since: January 2014
• Authors: Meng Xiao, Li Ling Chen, Xiao Ping Wang
• Keywords: Inheritance of Folk Culture, Office Supplies, Shehuo-Mashao Mask

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