一、政治與圖景/ 11
隱藏在畫中的政治密碼 ·················· 13
女子參觀外國元首畫展 ·················· 17
最能揣摩聖意的畫家····················· 21
書中自有黃金屋 ························· 25
宋代“美術高考”考什麼················ 28
穿鷹爪鞋的番王 ························· 33
岳飛長相大揭秘 ························· 36
二 、皇家與審美/ 43
自上而下的簡樸之道····················· 45
“兼職”的皇帝們 ······················· 50
皇帝親自擔任院長和教授················ 54
不愛社稷迷道教 ························· 61
愛石成癖誤國甚 ························· 64
確有宋徽宗的真跡嗎? ·················· 68
皇帝親授的天才少年····················· 77
畫家也分三六九等 ······················· 82
三 、文人與情懷/ 87
畫家落款題跋始於北宋 ·················· 89
詩畫相和································· 93
宋代金石學到底有多熱 ·················· 100
歐陽修的非非堂 ························· 104
蘇東坡長什麼樣子?····················· 108
文人畫的奠基者 ························· 119
米家有只書畫船 ························· 129
蠶織圖裡看民生 ························· 134
西園雅集千古傳 ························· 140
四、 主題與技法/ 147
光耀畫史的大師們 ······················· 149
山水畫的“四可”標準 ·················· 160
另一視角看《清明上河圖》·············· 164
詩是無形畫,畫是有形詩················ 169
最早西湖寫生圖 ························· 172
別有深意的《梅花喜神譜》·············· 177
堪比 CAD 的建築工程圖 ················· 180
窯變裡的宇宙氣象 ······················· 186
五、 世俗與氣象/ 191
以虔敬之心營造極樂世界················ 193
花草樹木皆入佛 ························· 197
夜市開到淩晨一點 ······················· 209
新年文官當門神 ························· 218
郎中的身後理想國 ······················· 223
雜劇表演抓拍···························· 226
人見人愛嬰戲圖 ························· 229
骷髏幻戲悟人生 ························· 233
六、 家具與起居/ 237
不再席地而坐···························· 239
宋代的每一把椅子 ······················· 244
凳和墩開始流行 ························· 252
桌、案、幾,實用與藝術的結合········· 256
屏中另有一番天地 ······················· 263
土豪們的“金棱七寶裝”················ 269
七、 收藏與傳播/ 273
廟堂江湖好收藏 ························· 275
鑒藏名著何其多 ························· 281
繪畫交易市場高度繁榮 ·················· 286
欣欣向榮的印刷業 ······················· 291