Zhang Xian (; 990–1078) was a

Song Dynasty The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...

artist in China. He created Ten Odes based on Zhang Wei's own "ten beloved poems written on white silk." Zhang Xian's Illustrating Ten Poems (Shiyong tu) (

Song dynasty The Song dynasty ( ) was an Dynasties of China, imperial dynasty of China that ruled from 960 to 1279. The dynasty was founded by Emperor Taizu of Song, who usurped the throne of the Later Zhou dynasty and went on to conquer the rest of the Fiv ...

) now are in the

Palace Museum The Palace Museum (), also known as the Beijing Palace Museum, is a large national museum complex housed in the Forbidden City at the core of Beijing, China. With , the museum inherited the imperial royal palaces from the Ming and Qing dynast ...

collection. According to the Chinese Tour Guide website:

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990 births 1078 deaths Song dynasty poets Writers from Huzhou 11th-century Chinese poets Song dynasty painters Painters from Zhejiang Poets from Zhejiang {{China-artist-stub