中国传统美术源远流长,从远古时代至今留下了丰富的历史遗留,美术史作为一个史学学科,对于中国美术流变的阐述和整理起着首当其冲的作用。传统的美术史学自唐代至清代著述不断,为现代美术史学研究提供了丰富的文字资料。但是,传统美术史学出于鉴赏之风的驱使,往往注重传记和著述,对于画家和作品的论述多于评论,多随感性质的点评而没有对历史流变有一 Traditional Chinese art has a long history, leaving a rich legacy from ancient times to the present. As a historiography subject, art history plays a very important role in elaborating and arranging the changes of Chinese art. The traditional art historiography has been written continuously from the Tang Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, which has provided abundant text materials for the study of the modern art history. However, the traditional art historiography, driven by the style of appreciation, often focuses on biographies and writings. There are more expositions on painters and works than on commentary, more on the commentary nature but not on the historical changes