北宋是中国水墨花鸟画的重要开端,并且取得了不俗的成就,北宋水墨花鸟画出现了一批有成就的艺术大家,他们的影响不仅限于花鸟画,也影响了山水画和人物画。北宋的大家之所以能够有如此高的成就,与他们所处的社会环境有着千丝万缕的联系。本文从三个方面论述北宋水墨花鸟画发展的社会环境。第一,文化环境;第二,纸质的广泛应用和文人书法基础;第三,“士人画”观念的兴起。 The Northern Song Dynasty was an important beginning of Chinese ink and wash paintings and birds and birds and achieved good results. Northern Song Dynasty ink and wash painting and calligraphy and painting appeared a group of accomplished artists, their influence not only limited to flowers and birds painting, but also affected landscape paintings and portraits. The reason why the Northern Song Dynasty people can have such a high achievement, and their social environment are inextricably linked. This article discusses the social environment of the Northern Song Dynasty ink and wash painting from three aspects. First, the cultural environment; second, the extensive application of paper and literary calligrapher foundation; third, “scholar painting ” the rise of the concept.