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What is the most representative sculpture of painted animals in Chu tombs?

In the lacquered wood sculpture works of art, Jingchu's painted animals seat screen is unique. In many of the painted wood sculpture screen, to Jiangling "Wangshan 1" Chu tomb of painted animal carving screen is the most representative. The carving screen 0.518 meters long, 0.12 meters wide, 0.15 meters high, carving screen surrounded by rectangular painted frame. Carved screen base center overhang, both ends of the ground, wide and heavy. The whole screen is a phoenix, birds, deer, frogs and snakes fighting scenes. Screen seat waters is the world of snakes, there are two birds for the snake is trapped and defeated. In the lower part of the screen, the snake swallowed the frog and bit the deer, the deer were running, and the two groups of phoenix birds rose up to peck the snake. The base and the content of the screen is connected, integrated, complex shape, well organized, more than 50 animals fighting to the death, the scene is extremely spectacular, full of magical and romantic colors.

The Chu people live in a kingdom of lacquer. Life when the use of daily utility appliances and recreational items are mostly lacquer, after death, funeral supplies are also mostly lacquer.