Studies And Innovation On Traditional Tujia Furniture In The Wuling Region

Nowadays, the regional culture changing and developing fast, with the push of the cultural globalization, the common character of the culture between diferent countries is gradually increasing. Therefore, It is an urgent affair to uncover the cultural essence and traditional arts. The Chinese furniture is developing in the diversified direction, and a group of so called "national and emotional" furniture with exclusive features is available in the market. To find the material from the folk is the only way for the indigenous development of the Chinese modern furniture. The Wuling culture affects the conformation, decorative technique, color and material etc. of Tujia folk furniture. So the Tujia folk furniture became the emphasis of the Chinese furniture.By analyzing the relationship between the tradition and folk, the Tujia folk furniture is annotated. Beginning with the history and culture of Wuling region, the origin of the existance and development of Tujia folk fumiture is expatiated. As the categories of the furniture are various, with the sorting method of the traditional furniture the Tujia folk furniture is generally sorted into: lying furniture, chair furniture, putting furniture, container furniture, indoor and decorative furniture, then the material characteristic is discussed in the way of location and resource. Finally the decorative character is discussed, including painting, sculpture, studdeding. Based on the above theory and data collection, the change of the arhat bed, the exiguity of the chair linetype and the common models of chair backrest are further analyzed.The traditional Tujia minority furniture reflects the popular spice and the characteristic of era by its special material and decorative technique, and the unadorned appearance throws off the strong flavor of the life. Utilizing the new material and design idea to make the refined design element of traditional Tujia minority furniture apply to the modern design, which is the main innovation of present paper, and the practical significance of study on the traditional Tujia minority furniture. The photoes of the traditional Tujia minority furniture can retain the precious original information for the next research, demonstrate the Wuling culture style and image, arouse the furniture collection amateur's interest, and has provided the rich material for the designer. Not only had found the outlet for the national furniture of extension, also has provided the model for the modern furniture design localization.