Tujia Funeral Painting Animal Graphic Research

Funeral painting in the traditional funeral etiquette in our country, there is a live weight,a member of the tujia minority in China, is its rich variety of cultural and artistic form.Tujia folk painting as a special type of aesthetic object, it focus on the use function, social, political, and cultural traditions, various value of spiritual practice, and become the carrier of a kind of profound aesthetic significance.Tujia folk painting as an important part of national culture, fully embodies the spirit culture connotation of tujia culture.The makers of the tujia folk art to dress up yourself, beautify life, viewer can feel the tujia folk daily concept and obtain aesthetic pleasure.And an important component of tujia folk painting is funeral, his works embody the spirit of symbol, rooted in wicca,and in the process of a long tradition, the integration of other ethnic culture, formed the unique tujia culture characteristic, reflects the beauty of the harmony of man and nature.Regarding has not been without local language system of tujia people, funeral painting also has more cultural role.The animal totem worship of tujia people has a long history, numerous and complicated, in ancient times has its each tribes have their own unique way, so, also blended in tujia animals in tujia funeral painting the elements of totem worship.Different forms of funeral painting has its own unique connotation and function, but in common is that these paintings were unearthed family embodies people’s for best wishes and the honor of the deceased, the bold and simple folkway of tujia people.As a member of Tujia minority in China, which has its own rich and diverse cultural and art forms, including painting, Tujia funeral as the most important part, is a typical representative of the culture of Tujia nationality. Further study animal graphicl in painting, you can through the study of animal graphic, further understanding the status and interpretation of the Central Plains culture, Taoism culture, Buddhism culture and Tujia cultural exchange and communication status. Based on the overview of Tujia graphic painting animal pattern, further analysis of the Tujia graphic painting techniques and the application of color, so as to explore the differences in Changyang area, Badong area and Youyang area funeral paintings, and summarizes the general situation of Tujia funeral paintings and a state of Tujia cultural exchange.