Zhang Zeduan

In thisChinese name,thefamily nameisZhang.

Detail of the originalAlong the River During the Qingming Festivalby Zhang Zeduan, early 12th century

Details of the paintingAlong the River During the Qingming Festival,the 18th century remake.

Games in the Jinming Pool

Zhang Zeduan(simplified Chinese:Trương chọn đoan;traditional Chinese:Trương chọn đoan;pinyin:Zhāng Zéduān;Wade–Giles:Chang Tse-tuan;1085–1145),courtesy nameZhengdao(Chinese:Chính đạo), was a Chinese painter of theSong dynasty.He lived during the transitional period from theNorthern Songto theSouthern Song,and was instrumental in the early history of the Chinese landscape art style known asshan shui.He is known for paintingAlong the River During the Qingming Festival.

See also

• Chinese art
• Chinese painting
• Shan shui
• Lin Tinggui
• Zhou Jichang
• Culture of the Song Dynasty

References

• Needham, Joseph (1971).Science and Civilisation in China:Volume 4, Physics and Physical Technology, Part 3, Civil Engineering and Nautics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

External links

Media related toZhang Zeduanat Wikimedia Commons

• Zhang Zeduan and his Painting Galleryat China Online Museum
• Landscapes Clear and Radiant:The Art of Wang Hui (1632–1717),an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Zhang Zeduan (see index)