《艺苑朝华》是鲁迅编辑的一部以版画为主的外国美术丛书。鲁迅的一生,除了创作和学术研究,就是志在引进刚健质朴的文艺,达到改变国民的精神的目的。而版画,则是这种刚健质朴的文艺的一种最重要的表现形式。鲁迅对于版画,一向是情有独钟的。幼年时,他曾用一种荆川纸描摹书上的插图,乐此不疲。这些插图,实际是一种较为粗糙、简易的版画。在北京教育部当公务员期间,他又花费了很大的力气购买汉画像、瓦当等 “Art Court Zarva” is edited by Lu Xun a print-based foreign art books. Lu Xun’s life, except creation and academic research, is aimed at introducing healthy and simple literature and art to achieve the purpose of changing the spirit of the people. The printmaking, on the other hand, is one of the most important manifestations of such a healthy rustic art. Lu Xun has always had a soft heart for printmaking. At an early age, he never stopped using illustrations on Jingchuan paper. These illustrations are actually a rough, simple print. During his tenure as a civil servant in the Ministry of Education in Beijing, he spent a great deal of money on Han paintings, Watanabe