Zhang Zeduan (; 1085–1145),

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Zhengdao (), was a Chinese painter of the

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. He lived during the transitional period from the

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to the

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, and was instrumental in the early history of the Chinese landscape art style known as

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. He is known for painting ''

Along the River During the Qingming Festival ''Along the River During the Qingming Festival'' (''Qingming Shanghe Tu'') is a handscroll painting by the Song dynasty painter Zhang Zeduan (1085–1145) and copied many times in the following centuries. It captures the daily life of people and ...

''.

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*Needham, Joseph (1971). ''

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'': Volume 4, Physics and Physical Technology, Part 3, Civil Engineering and Nautics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

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Zhang Zeduan and his Painting Gallery
at 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) {{DEFAULTSORT:Zhang, Zeduan 1085 births 1145 deaths 12th-century Chinese painters Court painters Painters from Shandong People from Weifang Song dynasty landscape painters

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