牡丹入画的记载,最早见于刘宾客《嘉话录》:“北齐杨子华有画牡丹。”杨子华是南北朝北齐世祖武成帝高湛时的直阁将军,有画圣之称。他的艺术成就,唐人极加推崇。阎立本评他所画“曲尽其妙,简易标美”。唐代牡丹移植宫廷,为统治阶层所重视。武则天时期的画家 Peony painting records, the earliest seen in guest Liu Bing, “Calligraphy”: “Northern Qi Yang Zihua painted peony.” Yang Zihua is the Northern and Southern Dynasties Qi Shizu Wu Chengdi Gao Cham straight generals, there are paintings called. His artistic achievements, the Tang is highly respected. Yan Li commented on his painting “Trapped, simple standard beauty ”. Transplantation of the court in the Tang Dynasty court, for the ruling class attention. Wu Zetian painter