This paper discusses the artistic achievements and influence of flower-and-bird painting in Song Dynasty.

Flower-and-bird painting is an important category of painting in Song Dynasty, which greatly surpassed Tang Dynasty in art.. The court flower-and-bird painters in Song Dynasty attached great importance to the observation and study of animal and plant images, and their paintings of flowers, fruits and plants were vivid, reasonable and meticulous. Its exquisite performance, dense and elegant colors and meticulous and dignified modeling reflect the aesthetic characteristics of the court nobles in the Song Dynasty.

Evonne is Song Huizong, a painter and calligrapher in the Northern Song Dynasty. During the political period, the expansion of the Academy of Painting, the establishment of painting science, the collection of ancient paintings and the compilation of "Xuanhe Painting Spectrum" made the Palace Academy of Painting in Song Dynasty full of talents and reached the most prosperous period of China's palace painting. Evonne is good at meticulous flower-and-bird painting. The masterpiece "Lotus and Golden Rooster Map".

In the mid-Northern Song Dynasty, many literati regarded painting as a kind of cultural accomplishment, and often carried out artistic appreciation, art collection and artistic creation activities. This activity revolves around plum, orchid, bamboo and chrysanthemum, which makes the theme of "Four Gentlemen" form in Song Dynasty and become a unique category in painting.

Today, Chinese painting has a history of thousands of years. From the silk paintings of Han Dynasty unearthed in Mawangdui, we have already seen the embryonic form of China's paintings, while China's flower-and-bird paintings have gone through a long process from the beginning as the background of figure painting to the formation of an independent painting discipline. By the Song Dynasty, flower-and-bird painting had reached a high level. So from what angle do you see the flower-and-bird painting in Song Dynasty? The author thinks that we should look at it from at least four aspects: first, the scientific nature of flower-and-bird painting in Song Dynasty; Second, the artistry of flower-and-bird painting in Song Dynasty; Thirdly, the literariness of flower-and-bird painting in Song Dynasty; Fourthly, the practicality of flower-and-bird painting in Song Dynasty reflects the diversity of flower-and-bird painting in Song Dynasty. Painting in Song Dynasty is highly scientific, which can be seen from some painting history handed down from generation to generation. The performance of Song Huizong and Evonne in painting must conform to the objective truth. In fact, there are two famous stories: "Hui Zong made a dragon into a palace, and spent his whole life painting a palace and other screen walls, all of which were very temporary choices. Fortunately, I came up with nothing to say. I only saw the front porch and the Chinese rose with oblique branches in the pot. Who is the painter? Real young people are newcomers, willing to pay fees, and like tin very much, which makes people unpredictable. The waiter asked me to sit down and said,' There are few people who can draw Chinese roses. They cover all seasons and have different stamens and leaves. The author's time was perfect, so he was richly rewarded. "This kind of meticulous observation of flowers can distinguish the flowering period, different time and different state, and it is still worth learning.