内容简介

　　本书是北京师范大学鸟类学博士、中国野生动物保护协会“斯巴鲁关注生态贡献奖”获得者、全国鸟类多样性保护和生态文明科学首席科学传播专家、文化部优秀专家最新创作的一部通俗性读物。

　　在书中，作者运用科学研究的方法，以自身的进化论美学理论和西方艺术史的视野观照宋画，不仅详细讲述了每位宋代画家和每幅宋代花鸟画创作的历史背景，更是对宋画中所绘的鸟类进了行穷尽式统计、品类鉴定、尺寸测量，将画中的鸟和环境、季节统一起来，真实还原了两宋时期鸟类的生态环境。用通俗而生动的语言、精美而翔实的图片，为领读者打开了阅读宋代花鸟画的艺术之门。

　　作者简介

　　陈水华，1965年生，北京师范大学鸟类学博士，浙江省博物馆馆长，研究馆员。曾任浙江自然博物馆副馆长。获聘中国科协鸟类多样性与生态文明首席科学传播专家、文化部优秀专家。

　　2023年2月17日，在美国加利福尼亚召开的太平洋海鸟组织年会上，被授予特别成就奖，表彰其在“神话之鸟”中华凤头燕鸥保护上做出的杰出贡献。

Content introduction

This book is a doctor of ornithology from Beijing Normal University, winner of "Subaru Concern Ecological Contribution Award" of China Wildlife Conservation Association, chief science communication expert of national bird diversity protection and ecological civilization science, and excellent expert of the Ministry of Culture.

In the book, the author uses the method of scientific research to view Song paintings from the perspective of his own evolutionary aesthetics theory and Western art history. He not only describes in detail the historical background of the creation of each Song Dynasty painter and each Song Dynasty flower-and-bird painting, but also makes exhaustive statistics, category identification and size measurement of the birds painted in Song Dynasty paintings, so as to unify the birds in the paintings with the environment and seasons. The ecological environment of birds in the Song Dynasty was truly restored. With popular and vivid language, exquisite and detailed pictures, it opens the door for readers to read the Song Dynasty flower-and-bird paintings.

About the author

Chen Shuihua, born in 1965, has a PhD in ornithology from Beijing Normal University. He is the director and research librarian of Zhejiang Provincial Museum. He was deputy director of Zhejiang Museum of Natural History. He was appointed as Chief science communication expert of Bird diversity and ecological Civilization of China Association for Science and Technology, and excellent expert of the Ministry of Culture.

On February 17, 2023, at the annual meeting of the Pacific Seabird Organization held in California, the United States, he was awarded a special achievement Award for his outstanding contribution to the conservation of the "mythical bird" Chinese crested Tern.