“皴法”出现的确切时间,现在难以有清晰考证。作为一种“法”来讲,对“皴”的使用和归纳要达到一定的层次,有了自觉表现的意识,才可称为皴法。而“皴”的样式,现在普遍认为在唐代就已经有了应用。“皴法”作为一个较为成熟的,带有中国审美感知特征和文化理念的这样一个概念,其内涵是丰富的,而不仅仅是表现为外在的技巧那样简单。 “Law ” the exact time of the emergence, it is difficult to have a clear textual research. As a kind of “law”, the use and induction of “皴 ” should reach a certain level, and with the consciousness of conscious performance, it can be called the law. However, the style of “皴 ” is generally believed to have been applied in the Tang Dynasty. As a more mature, concept of Chinese aesthetic perception and cultural concept, the connotation of “皴 法” is rich, not just as simple as external skills.