Study On The Flower Arrangement Image In The Paintings Of Song Dynasty

This paper is focus on the image “flower arrangement in container” in Song Dynasty paintings.The author studies the reason,basic appearance,type and meaning of the image“flower arrangement in container”.The first chapter summarizes its origin before the Song dynasty from the perspective which is about external factors of Buddhism,local habits of thinking and artistic flower arrangement.The second chapter analyzes the basic appearance of the image“flower arrangement in container” in Song Dynasty paintings.The third chapter divides the images into three categories about furniture,ceremony and decoration,then counts the types and quantities of flowers and container in the images.The fourth chapter analysis the meaning of the image.The conclusion summarizes the whole paper and points out some research fields that can be expanded.