王原祁不只是清初一位杰出的画家,同时,亦是清代一个重要的理论家,如著名的《佩文斋书画谱》就是其出任总裁官,历时四年才完成。从理论研究的角度上可说有足够的知识准备,更何况其出身名门,为王时敏这位清初画坛领袖的孙子,从小习画至老年尚笔耕不息。王原祁作为南宗绘画的集大成者,他从理论上给南宗作了新时代的阐发与总结。理论是行动的指南,他接受的绘画理论正是祖父王时敏忠实地从董其昌那里接受下来的,经过几代人的积累,王原祁使这一理论体系更加丰富和 Wang Yuanqi was not only an outstanding painter in the early Qing Dynasty, but also an important theoretician in the Qing Dynasty. For example, the famous Peiwenzhai Painting and Calligraphy Painting was its chief executive officer, which took four years to complete. From the perspective of theoretical studies, we can say that we have enough knowledge to prepare ourselves. Moreover, Wang Shimin, a grandson of the leader of the Qing dynasty painting circles, never stopped learning from painting to the elderly. As a master of Nanzong’s painting, Wang Yuanqi made a summary and analysis of Nanzong from a theoretical point of view. Theory is the guide to action. The painting theory he accepted was exactly what his grandfather Wang Shimin accepted from Dong Qichang. After several generations of accumulation, Wang Yuanqi made the theoretical system more rich and