I think the furniture of Yi people in Yunnan is very beautiful. What cases do they apply to?

A large number of bird and beast patterns are used in furniture design, which often implies the natural worship of rare animals (beasts) by the Yi people, and reflects the psychology that the broad masses of people in the low-productivity Yi society need to overcome nature and external forces through the power of birds and beasts. Therefore, bird and beast patterns are common in many Yunnan Yi furniture handed down from generation to generation.

Such as tiger pattern, dragon pattern, lion pattern, unicorn pattern, phoenix pattern, crane pattern and so on. Each model covers many changes and distinctive features.

2. Sun pattern

Among the auspicious patterns of the Yi people in Yunnan, the sun pattern and the flame pattern are symbolic and representative. Among them, the sun pattern is highly sought after by the ancestors of the Yi people in Yunnan, and many Yi people have traces of this pattern in interior decoration and furniture design, because the Yi people think that the sun plays an irreplaceable role in social development and daily life, and at the same time has an inspiring effect and influence on life consciousness, which is also a national belief and pursuit (this is similar to the natural tiger pattern worship).

Sun patterns in furniture design of Yi people in Yunnan can be roughly divided into five types, one is symbolic variation of sun patterns, the other is light patterns, the third is disc patterns, the fourth is fusion with flame images, and the fifth is fusion with animal and plant images. In different furniture designs, the sun pattern will have different meanings and modeling characteristics.

3. Plant and flower patterns

In Yunnan Yi traditional furniture, there are many decorative patterns of plants and flowers, such as Ma Yinghua pattern, grass scroll pattern, hibiscus pattern, begonia pattern, gourd pattern and pomegranate pattern. At the same time, there are also atypical patterns designed according to flowers such as plum blossom, pine bamboo and orchid. Different plant and flower patterns are given different meanings according to their unique visual characteristics. Different furniture types and furniture structures use different patterns. The rolling grass pattern is widely used in the mouth and side decoration of furniture, and is widely used in Yunnan Yi traditional sacrificial furniture (sacrificial tables, tables and screens). At the same time, the grass scroll pattern can also be combined with other flower patterns, which is often used in the frame bed of Yi people.