Abstract: The poetic painting of dead wood theme is the important type of poetry and painting blend of scholar and Moxi in the North Song dynansty.From the image of wintry and conifers which play an important role in landscape panting, his “dead wood” changed the painting techniques of Tang Dynasty painters，depicting the dead wood in panorama mode,decorated with bamboo and stones.Compared with his poetry,the poetic painting dead wood theme hnd the same temperament and charm.Wen Tong’s “dead wood” painting opened up new mood space,enriched and promoted the development of poetic painting in the Northern Song Dynasty.In the Yuan and Ming Dynasty，wood painting had also far reaching influence.

Key words: WenTong, dead wood, poetic painting, poetry and painting blend