Abstract
Inheriting the medicinal illustrations in Bencao Tujing(, Illustration of Materia Medica), the two picture books of Zhenghe Bencao(, Pharmacopoeia of the Zhenghe reign) Huiming Sanctum edition and Daguan Bencao(, Pharmacopoeia of the Daguan reign) Liu Jia edition show different styles and characteristics in illustrations. They present different art styles and features in medicinal illustrations of ores, plants and animals because of the regional influences from the south and the north. In the process of carving and printing the illustrations of the two classics, different attitudes lead to similarities in the outline and yet differences in details. Besides, the different artistic levels in carving and printing contribute to different artistic standards. Compared with the paintings created in Song Dynasty, more subtle features are lost in Zhenghe Bencao(Huiming Sanctum edition) than in Daguan Bencao (Liu Jia edition). Therefore, the Zhenglei Bencao (, Collected Classified Materia Medica) Huiming Sanctum edition are much closer to the ones in Bencao Tujing and the real medicinals as well than those in Daguan Bencao (Liu Jia edition).
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