迄今为止,保存下来的中国绘画文献的绝大部分都是明清以降的。这一时期表现为题目繁多,很多都是大部头的著作,反映了组织方法和注重细节上的学术总体特征。相比较而言,自宋朝的鼎盛时期以来,保存下来的著作不多并且常常很简略;缺乏实质性的内容特征以及对系统和准确性的 To date, most of the preserved Chinese painting has been reduced in the Ming and Qing dynasties. This period is characterized by a myriad of books, many of which are monumental, reflecting the organizational approach and focusing on the general academic characteristics of detail. In comparison, the number of preserved works has been small and often brief since the heyday of the Song dynasty; the lack of substantive content features and the systematic and accurate