《中国写意花鸟画》（Chinese Free-hand Flower Painting）为著名学者王芳荃用在20世纪30年代用英文撰写的中国传统绘画普及读本，本次由上海书店出版社影印出版。全书共分上下两部分，上半部分简要介绍中国写意花鸟画的传统与历史变迁，下半部分则介绍了写意花鸟画的具体创作手法与技巧，是一本向西方读者传播中华优秀传统文化，普及中国绘画的作品。全书还收录了不少中国古代写意花鸟画的作品，直观可鉴，既具有学术价值，也具有大众阅读的可读性。

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Introduction
PARTⅠ.HISTORY OF FREE-HAND FLOWER PAINTING
Chapter Ⅰ.Historical background of free-hand flower painting
Chapter Ⅱ.The Free-hand style of flower painting in Ming dynasty.
Chapter Ⅲ.The Free-hand style of flower painting in Ching dynasty
Chapter Ⅳ.Contemporary artists of the free-hand style of flower
painting
PART Ⅱ.METHODS OF FREE-HAND FLOWER PAINTING
Chapter Ⅴ.Calligraphy and its relation to free-hand flower painting.
Chapter Ⅵ.How to paint the three principal parts of a plant.
Chapter Ⅶ. How to paint birds and insects
Chapter Ⅷ. Coloring and composition
Chapter Ⅸ.Principles involved in judging paintings of the free-
hand type
Chapter Ⅹ.The value of reproduced prints of paintings by famous
artists
Appendix A. Rules and canons of painting
Appendix B. Bibliography
Index