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Zhang Zeduan

1085 - 1145

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Zhang Zeduan (simplified Chinese: 张择端; traditional Chinese: 張擇端; pinyin: Zhāng Zéduān; Wade–Giles: Chang Tse-tuan; 1085–1145), courtesy name Zhengdao (Chinese: 正道), was a Chinese painter of the Song dynasty. He 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. He is known for painting Along the River During the Qingming Festival. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Zhang Zeduan is the 964th most popular painter (down from 932nd in 2019), the 648th most popular biography from China (down from 632nd in 2019) and the 19th most popular Chinese Painter.

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Zhang Zeduan ranks 964 out of 2,023. Before him are Luca Cambiaso, Félix Ziem, Gilbert Stuart, Gaspard Dughet, Milena Pavlović-Barili, and Hasegawa Tōhaku. After him are Ignacio Zuloaga, Evel Knievel, Tivadar Csontváry Kosztka, Gerbrand van den Eeckhout, Elisabeth Jerichau-Baumann, and Frans van Mieris the Elder.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1085, Zhang Zeduan ranks 5. Before him are William of St-Thierry, Ralph I, Count of Vermandois, Bernardus Silvestris, and Hugh II, Duke of Burgundy. After him are Berthold III, Duke of Zähringen, and Waleran, Duke of Lower Lorraine. Among people deceased in 1145, Zhang Zeduan ranks 4. Before him are Pope Lucius II, Gallus Anonymus, and Abraham bar Hiyya. After him are Tashfin ibn Ali, Uroš I, Grand Prince of Serbia, Plato Tiburtinus, and Cecile of France.

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Zeduan ranks 648 out of 1,610. Before him are Sogyal Rinpoche (1947), Bo Gu (1907), Kenneth Tsang (1935), Song Yingxing (1587), James Tien (1942), and Zhu of Xia (null). After him are Pei Songzhi (372), Choekyi Gyaltsen, 10th Panchen Lama (1938), Luo Yixiu (1889), Liu Penzi (11), Guan Daosheng (1262), and Jung Chang (1952).

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Among PAINTERS In China

Among painters born in China, Zhang Zeduan ranks 19. Before him are Ni Zan (1301), Wu Daozi (680), Ma Yuan (1160), Huang Tingjian (1045), Xia Gui (1195), and Pan Yuliang (1895). After him are Xu Beihong (1895), Xu Wei (1521), Li Cheng (919), Li Tang (1050), Muqi (1210), and Huang Gongwang (1269).

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