中国少数民族传统家具和明式家具一样,都是中华民族传统文化的组成部分,是中国传统家具的重要分支。但两者有同有异,有共性也有个性。我国传统文化包括:物质与精神两个方面。本文以前者为基础,着重就少数民族传统家具表现的民族信仰、道德风情和艺术特征等精神方面的知识内容作些浅述。一、虚拟形象的物化性我国少数民族先民们的思维性很强,对诸如宇宙是什么?人类如何产生、死后向何处去?万事万物的奇怪表现,又是怎么回事等等渊博的问题,进行了长期的探索。并将自己的主观认识,多方面表现于物,乃至近代的传统家具造型,也深受影响,在雕饰当中,这种思维表现尤甚 Like traditional Chinese furniture, traditional ethnic minority furniture in China is an integral part of the traditional Chinese culture and is an important branch of traditional Chinese furniture. But the two are the same, there are common and individual. China’s traditional culture includes: material and spiritual aspects. Based on the former, this article focuses on the spiritual, intellectual and ethical aspects of ethnic minority traditional furniture. First, the materialized nature of the virtual image Our ancestors of ethnic minorities are very thoughtful, such as the universe is what? How human beings, where to go after death? Strange performance of all things, what happened? The issue of long-term exploration. And his own subjective knowledge, manifested in many aspects of things, and even the modern style of traditional furniture, but also deeply affected, among carving, this thinking is particularly