中国传统绘画和书法是中华民族贡献给世界艺坛的两朵奇葩,是东方特有的艺术形式,深刻地反映了东方民族的心理结构。长期以来,“书画同源”似乎是历代书画家谈论书画关系的慨括用语,此说源自晚唐书画理论家张彦远,他在《历代名画 Chinese traditional painting and calligraphy are two exotic flowers that the Chinese nation contributes to the world art scene. They are unique to the East and reflect profoundly the psychological structure of the oriental nation. For a long time, “painting and calligraphy homology” seems to be a term used by ancient calligraphers to talk about the relationship between painting and calligraphy. This is said from the late Tang Dynasty calligrapher Zhang Yanyuan.