据史料记载,中国画在三代前的黄帝时代就已出现。唐代张彦远的《历代名画记》,第一个推举的就是黄帝轩辕氏。商周时器物、衣裳上的花纹,也显示了那时山水、人物、鸟兽之画都已具备。两汉时,人物画兴盛。从三代到两汉,所画人物或为忠臣孝子,或为乱臣贼子,有扬善惩恶的寓意。不过,这时的人物画笔法 According to historical records, Chinese paintings appeared in the Yellow Emperor era three generations ago. In the Tang Dynasty, Zhang Yanyuan’s “Famous Paintings in Various Dynasties” was the first to be elected by the Yellow Emperor Xuanyuan. Shang and Zhou artifacts, patterns on clothes, also showed that at that time landscapes, figures, animals and birds have been painted. Han Dynasty, figure painting flourished. From the third generation to the two Han dynasties, the characters painted are either loyal and filial piety, or chastity priests, which have the meaning of promoting good and punishing evil. However, the character painting method