Zhang Xuan

Chinese painter
The basics

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IntroChinese painter
A.K.A.Hsüan Chang 張萱 Chang Hsüan Chang Hsuan 张萱 Xuan Zhang
A.K.A.Hsüan Chang 張萱 Chang Hsüan Chang Hsuan 张萱 Xuan Zhang
PlacesChina
Painter
Work fieldArts
Gender
Male
Birth713, Chang'an, Han dynasty
Death755
The details

Biography

Spring Outing of the Tang Court, by Zhang Xuan.

Zhang Xuan (traditional Chinese: 張萱; simplified Chinese: 张萱; pinyin: Zhāng Xuān; Wade–Giles: Chang Hsüan) (713–755) was a Chinese painter who lived during the Tang Dynasty (618–907).

Zhang Xuan painted many pieces of art, one of his best-known paintings is Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk, of which a single copy survives painted by Emperor Huizong of Song (r. 1100–1125) in the early 12th century. He also painted the Spring Outing of the Tang Court, which was later remade by Li Gonglin.

Tang Empress travels with attendants, depictig Wu Zetian and attendants.
Spring Outing of the Tang Court, full painting
Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk, Emperor Huizong of Song's reproduction
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