There are generally
three ways to make the structure:
1. Use the whole wood to carve into the body, install the bottom plate, and install other parts. This is a relatively primitive manufacturing method. From the Spring and Autumn Period to the early Warring States Period, Chusers mostly used this method;
2. The sewer panel is made of single wood, surrounded by thin wall panels, which are more common;
3. The method of splicing is completely adopted, that is, not only the bottom plate and wall panels are made of wooden boards, but also the panels of Lianse are made of multiple wooden boards. The ends of the head and tail are painted. Most of the faces are plain, and a few are painted with deformed phoenix patterns and geometric patterns.
In Jiangling Chu tombs, there is often a serpent made of whole wood. The middle part is higher than the two side panels, and the two sides are slightly wider. A groove is dug at each end of the bottom plate, there is no resonance box, and some serge bottoms have a rectangular groove dug in the middle to disperse sound.
When it comes to Se's craftsmanship, we must understand Se's appearance and ornaments, which are gorgeously decorated. Chu people like Se very much.
The ancient selves unearthed in various places have exquisite paintings and the appearance of reliefs in various shapes. The most representative ones are several painted brocades unearthed from the Guanchu Tomb in Changtai, Xinyang, Henan (Changtai Guan brocade decoration). The head, tail and both sides are painted with black lacquer, the middle part is plain, the Yueshan is painted with diamond patterns, and the black background on both sides is painted with symmetrical continuous gold and silver colored deformed cirrus patterns. There are also exquisite series of patterns painted on the wall, namely, the picture of shooting and hunting, the picture of hunting, the picture of the wizard, the picture of the wizard holding the magic weapon, the picture of the wizard playing with the snake, the picture of the wizard playing with the dragon, the picture of the group of animals, the picture of the group of animals, the picture of Yanle, The figure of silent prayer, the figure of bound beast, etc., and various characters and animals such as hunters, musicians, nobles, wizards, etc. are depicted vividly.