This annotated edition presents a curated selection of Chinese bird-and-flower and nature painting, reproduced from public-domain museum scans of Song, Yuan and Ming dynasty masterworks. Forty-one plates are arranged with facing notes on artist, date, format and collection, so the reader can follow how painters of the imperial workshops and the literati studios treated plumage, petals, rockery and water. Each plate is accompanied by a short commentary on composition, brush method and the sources used for attribution. A glossary of Chinese terms with pinyin, a dynasty chronology and a selected bibliography close the volume. About the images: every reproduction derives from public-domain scans of works whose copyright has expired. The plates are photographs of flat, two-dimensional paintings. The original works are in the public domain, and no museum, gallery or rights holder has authorised, sponsored or endorsed this product. The images are not AI-generated; only the layout, translations and annotations are original to this edition. Suited to readers of Chinese art history, collectors of fine-art books and students of East Asian painting.