宋代 

 brushwork： 《图画见闻志》 Read works of Guo Rexu at 百家争鸣

　　Taiyuan painter Guo Ruo is the door, his ancestor Guoshou Wen and Emperor Taizong of Song Li Shi brought in, then follow the Caobin Ping Guo Shouwen set after Nanking, the Southern Tang Emperor Li Yu is in his own, only to dispel concerns to Kaifeng. Guoshou Wen was also followed Taizong capture Jinyang, the Northern Expedition Youyun 16 states, was shot in the air of flow vector remains, if the set command. Guo Shouwen death, it demonstrated fiscal house, under his soldiers were all in tears, after listening with Taizong both sentimental admiration bestowed Guoshou Wen as Wang Qiao, and sodium for the daughter of his second daughter, was word of mouth is an excellent chapter of Emperor Song Queen Mu. Guo Ruoxu because of this special status as the younger brother of Tung Ping Dukes Renzong Zhaoyun Bi's son.
　　Despite its noble lineage, but Guo Ruo's career was not smooth, at first just as some of the featherbed to wait for promotion, and later as the country has received envoy of Liao and anecdotes with elegant calligraphy and painting of the above reasons, ordered ambassador to Laos, they lost money because of wine and his men fled and were demotions.
　　Of course, a painter, he is the embodiment of the true value is not official, but because of his artistic achievements. Although, after the door, but Guo Ruo's grandfather and father were like collection of paintings appreciation, which makes a child he was to get a good education and the arts influence, for his future art history and drawing on the theoretical study provides a good cultural background.
　　Culture of unprecedented prosperity in the Tang Dynasty creations, there has been a great art theorist who Shanxi Linyi Zhang Yan Yuan and brilliant works - "ancient paintings in mind." This Gold Vase AGF of the world's oldest art history monograph, was praised by the experts as being "the ancestor of the History of Painting," Painting, "" Historical Records "," book to enrich the content of detailed preparation to become a Chinese painting art theory Department of "encyclopedia."
　　Following the "ancient paintings in mind", the Guo Ruoxu complete history of Chinese painting of another important document: "Picture horizons annals." This quote from history painting, painting works of up to three Shi Yubu to volumes of space, through the history of theory, of painting, painting a matter of three parts, according to high and low social status, recorded in the Tang, Five Dynasties, Song, 284 Liao the painter's life story. Book, drawing on various themes of research and the drawing account of the story, enriching the art history of combining fields of study. As the "picture horizons Chi" in chronological order with the "ancient paintings in mind" before and after the phase, so it is regarded as "ancient paintings in mind," the sequel, and with one, constitute a complete general history of Chinese painting. Song Dynasty painting of a high degree of success, Lai Guo Ruo's "picture of knowledge-chi," which can be fully demonstrated, it also won the painting was later praised for the purpose, to look at the paintings of the program. Japan and Asian countries have long been widely Marking this book, America and Europe now have handed over, which shows that the Guo Ruo's "picture of knowledge-chi" is not only the history of China the only worthy and "ancient paintings in mind," comparable to brilliant masterpiece, but also far-reaching impact in the world.