An Elementary Research On The Effection Of The Exquisite Brush Flower-bird Painting By The Esthetics Of Daoism In The Song Dynasty

As a ripe branch in painting which formed in its native land, Chinese exquisite brush flowers and birds painting in the Song Dynasty were all effected directly or indirectly by the economics, politics and culture in the Song Dynasty no matter on its style, the constitution, the technique and the subject matter. After united in the North Song Dynasty, the policy of elevating the civilian official and debasing the military officer were carried out, therefore, Confucianism, Daoism and Buddhism were developing and blending gradually during the period. The governing class advocated greatly the theory of Confucianism which had become the main stream of the ideas, but the ideas of quiet and inaction of DaD had been engraved in their minds by the Chinese intellectuals, who held fast to their spirits in their own way, they also seek the idea of the oneness of Man and Heaven and take it as a duty not to turn back.The esthetics of Daoism uphold native beauty and seek unrestraining in soul in cultural features. They appreciate the quiet and peace. The characteristics of the esthetics of Dao were accepted and carried out by painters, literati and officildom in the Song Dynasty, what's more, they were poured into the creature on literature and arts. By analyzing representative exquisite brush flowers and birds painting work of each time of Song Dynasty, we can read their empty and quiet, their indifference to fame or gain from their technique and style. We can also read their treasurelove the life, and advocates all the living things equality.In fact, the view of the painters on the basic purpose of the arts is the experience Natural Law, that the drawing creation is the process and way of experience Dao. The exquisite brush flowers and birds painting creation in the Song Dynasty is the souls' communication between painters and myriad things in the world. It is the respect and praises to the natural life. They had read the flowers, birds grasses and insect's life essence, they also read the person's life essence.