Zhang Zeduan

(noun)

(1085–1145) A famous Chinese painter of the Song Dynasty, who lived during the transitional period from the Northern Song to the Southern Song and was instrumental in the early history of the Chinese landscape art style known as shan shui.

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Examples of Zhang Zeduan in the following topics:

  • Painting under the Song Dynasty

    • One of the greatest landscape painters given patronage by the Song court was Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145), who painted the original Along the River During Qingming Festival scroll, one of the most well-known masterpieces of Chinese visual art.
    • Detail of the original "Along the River during Qingming Festival" by Zhang Zeduan, early 12th century
    • Zhang Zeduan was instrumental in the early history of the Chinese landscape art style known as shan shui.
    • Zhang's original painting of the Along the River During the Qingming Festival reveals much about life in China during the 11th-12th century.

  • Orthodox Confucian Painting under the Qing Dynasty

    • Under the Orthodox School, court painters made new versions of the Song masterpiece, Zhang Zeduan's Along the River During the Qingming Festival, whose depiction of a prosperous and happy realm demonstrated the beneficence of the emperor.

  • The Song Dynasty

    • A prime example of a highly venerated court painter was Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145), who painted an enormous panoramic painting, Along the River During the Qingming Festival.

  • Architecture during the Six Dynasties Period

    • Wei mechanical engineer Ma Jun is considered by many to be the equal of his predecessor Zhang Heng.