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List of Illustrations Introduction PART¢ñ.HISTORY OF FREE-HAND FLOWER PAINTING Chapter ¢ñ.Historical background of free-hand flower painting Chapter ¢ò.The Free-hand style of flower painting in Ming dynasty. Chapter ¢ó.The Free-hand style of flower painting in Ching dynasty Chapter ¢ô.Contemporary artists of the free-hand style of flower painting PART ¢ò.METHODS OF FREE-HAND FLOWER PAINTING Chapter ¢õ.Calligraphy and its relation to free-hand flower painting. Chapter ¢ö.How to paint the three principal parts of a plant. Chapter ¢÷. How to paint birds and insects Chapter ¢ø. Coloring and composition Chapter ¢ù.Principles involved in judging paintings of the free- hand type Chapter ¢ú.The value of reproduced prints of paintings by famous artists Appendix A. Rules and canons of painting Appendix B. Bibliography Index