On the artistic characteristics and achievements of flower-and-bird painting in Song Dynasty

Artistic features: 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.

Achievements: Flower-and-bird painting is an important category of painting in Song Dynasty, which greatly surpassed the Tang Dynasty in art. Song Dynasty was a period of unprecedented development and great achievements of ancient flower-and-bird painting, and the decorative walls of the palace hall were gorgeous, which made flower-and-bird painting occupy an important position in aristocratic art; The social demand and craft decoration of Zhongshan class also promoted the development and activity of flower-and-bird painting. A large number of famous artists with superb skills have emerged, and there are more than 100 people in the literature alone. For example, Zhao Chang, Yi Yuanji, Cui Bai, Wu and Huang Jucai in the Northern Song Dynasty, and Li Anzhong, Lin Chun, Li Jue, Mao Song and Mao Yi in the Southern Song Dynasty all have their own artistic specialties.