大凡我国祖容画像其内容及功用不外乎尊祖敬宗、缅怀祭奠。从某个方面分析就是体现国人的“孝道”观念。“生则养,没则丧,丧毕则祭。养则观其顺也,丧则观其哀也,祭则观其敬而时也。尽其三道者,孝子之行也。”(《礼记·祭统》)其中将“祭”直接等同于孝行,那么将祖先及父母遗容直接以画像的形式展现拜祭,自然成为一种传统观念,同时“祭统说”也就成了祖容肖像画在民间广泛流行的历史基础。明代的江南,社会相对稳定,经济繁荣, Almost all of our ancestral images of its content and function is nothing more than Zunzu King, memorial memory. From one aspect of analysis is to reflect the people “filial piety ” concept. “Health is raising, not funeral, funeral ceremony. Raise the concept of its Shun Ye, mourning also view its sad, while the sacrificial view of its respect and time also. (”Book of Rites, Festival of Sacrifice“), in which the ”sacrifice“ is equivalent to filial piety. Therefore, it is naturally a traditional idea to present the worship of ancestors and their parents in the form of portrait directly. At the same time, ”Has become a popular portrait of Zu Rong in the folk history of the foundation. The south of the Ming Dynasty, the society is relatively stable, economic prosperity,