| Summary: | 碩士 === 國立臺南大學 === 台灣文化研究所碩士班 === 101 === Illuminant hollow mold integrates cheerfulness and peace; its soft light represents brightness, hope, and everyone’s wish. Therefore, the illuminant hollow mold becomes an occasional and recreational mascot on the Festival.
Illuminant hollow molds range from the most simple circle lanterns, the delicate lotus lanterns, birds and animal lanterns to a variety of huge decorative lanterns; they also range from papier-mache lanterns, plastic ones to ones made from various materials; their usage ranges from illuminate, transmit messages to today’s decoration and praying for blessings. The shapes, materials and usage change with time. Traditional lanterns confront the difficulty due to time changing and demands. Therefore the essay completely introduces the whole illuminant hollow mold with the style the manufacture the meaning of the decoration and the way we use also including the material. Hopefully the essay will be one of the data record for Taiwan’s Craft of Illuminant Hollow Mold.
Illuminant hollow mold will develop vigorously due to the guidance and pushing of tourism, media, and creative culture industry. The article in accordance with change of illuminant hollow mold has an arrangement and suggestion. Expectantly the skill could be pass down.
Illuminant hollow mold combines our traditional arts, such as bamboo weaving, paper-cutting, color-painting, calligraphy and so on. It reveals people’s expectation and preference. Good weather for crops and peace as well as prosperity have been the common wishes whoever in the past or present. Luminous hollow molds transmit people’s wishes. It is hoped that the art of luminous hollow molds would pass on to decorate the nightly sky.
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