《動物畫卷》描繪敦煌石窟壁畫上,關於中原、西域、印度眾多動物形象,種類繁多,有飛禽、走獸、家畜、昆蟲等,表現手法極富變化,造型由注重誇張,發展為寫實與神采並重,其內容豐富多采,能延續千年不斷,在中國繪畫史上絕無僅有。 The album depicts a great variety of Chinese painting of wild animals, cows, horses and sacred creatures, indicating a high attainment of ancient Chinese arts.