Traditional Chinese paintings are mainly divided into three types， bird-and-flower painting， landscape painting， and figure painting. Different from the other two， bird-and-flower painting depicts a variety of objects， including almost all creatures in nature except for human beings such as flowers， birds， insects， fish， vegetables， fruit， beasts， etc. It reflects the relationship and emotions between the painter and objects in and beyond the painting.

花鳥，為中國(guó)傳統(tǒng)的三大畫科之一。與山水、人物不同，花鳥畫的摹寫對(duì)象紛繁多樣，包括花、鳥、蟲、魚、蔬果、禽獸等幾乎自然界除人類以外的全部生物。在畫紙內(nèi)外，體現(xiàn)出畫者與對(duì)象之間的關(guān)系與情感。