《云龙图》（宋） 陈容 112.5x48.5cm 中国画 中国美术馆藏

此幅南宋画家陈容所绘的《云龙图》由邓拓于1964年捐赠给国家，现藏于中国美术馆。画龙题材自古有之，然而真正使画龙成为专类，则是五代、两宋时期董羽、陈容等画家的出现。

《云龙图》以水墨绘一龙腾于云天之中。章法上为自右上向左下取势，龙体在盘旋中呈“S”形，动感十足。龙首微抬，须发贲张，有傲临天下的昂扬之气。龙爪强壮有力，龙体或隐或现于烟云之间。烟云的泼染与龙体用笔形成有力对比，烘托出叱咤风云、蓄势待发的风貌。

The painting ofDragon in Cloud,by the Southern Song Dynasty painter CHEN Rong and donated to the country by DENG Tuo in 1964, is collected in the National Art Museum of China. The subject of painting dragon has existed since the ancient time, however, such style of painting became a special category since the appearance of painters DONG Yu, CHEN Rong and others in the Five Dynasties and the Song Dynasty.

TheDragon in Cloudshowcases a dragon in the sky by ink,highlighting the potential from upper right to the lower left by art of composition, dragon body circling in shape of an "S" with great momentum. Upper head and spraying hair, the dragon shows unprecedented high-spirited quality with strong claws hidden in the clouds. The splashes of smoky clouds and the dragon form create sharp contrast, setting off an all-powerful appearance of dragon.