草虫画是花鸟画中的一类,早在六朝时,以描绘蝉、蝴蝶等昆虫为主题的草虫图即已出现。常州草虫画的历史源远流长,曾有一批职业画家活跃在画坛上,北宋时期常州作为草虫画生产地的位置开始确立,产生了如僧居宁这样的草虫画大师和一个画家群体,赢得了“常州草虫天下奇”的美 Herbarium painting is a type of flower and bird painting. As early as the Six Dynasties, the herbivorous map with the theme of insects such as cicadas and butterflies appeared. Changzhou grass worm painting has a long history, a group of professional painters active in the art scene, the Northern Song Dynasty Changzhou position as a birthplace of herbivorous painting began to establish, such as monk Ju Ning such as master of grasshopper painting and a group of artists won the “ Changzhou grass worm world odd ”beauty