Sunday, September 7, 2008

Zhan Ziqian

Zhan Ziqian was a great of ancient China, and from Yangxin county , Shandong province. His birth and death dates are unknown. It is known that in the Sui dynasty he was appointed to the office of Chaosan Dafu and later of Zhangnei Dudu .

According to the historical documents, he painted a number of genres and religion paintings which have not survived. The only painting by him that survives today is ''Strolling About in Spring'', which is a perspective arrangement of mountains.

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