The artistic style and historical value of the figure paintings in the Song Dynasty
Song Dynasty figure painting was one of the important schools of ancient Chinese painting. Its artistic style was mainly realistic, focusing on the posture, movement and expression of the characters while taking into account the background and environment of the characters. In the Song Dynasty, figure painting was not only a kind of artistic creation, but also an important part of the social culture at that time. The historical value of the Song Dynasty figure painting was mainly reflected in two aspects. On one hand, the Song Dynasty was one of the most prosperous periods in Chinese history. As one of the cultural and artistic forms, figure painting reached an unprecedented height in the Song Dynasty. On the other hand, the Song Dynasty figure painting not only showed the social style and cultural characteristics at that time, but also reflected the life and psychological state of the Song Dynasty people, which had important historical and cultural value. The representative works of the Song Dynasty's figure paintings included "Along the River During the Qingming Festival","Tokyo Dream of China" and so on. These works not only depicted the prosperity of society and people's lives at that time, but also demonstrated the superb skills and artistic value of the Song Dynasty's painting. At the same time, the Song Dynasty figure painting had a profound impact on the later generations of painting art, becoming one of the important schools in the history of ancient Chinese painting.