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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Zhang Zeduan has received more than 122,267 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Zhang Zeduan is the 932nd most popular painter (down from 738th in 2019), the 630th most popular biography from China (down from 523rd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Chinese Painter.

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  • 120k

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  • 54.77

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.50

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.98

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Zhang Zeduan ranks 932 out of 2,023. Before him are Sebald Beham, Henri Gervex, Girolamo Savoldo, Jacob Cornelisz van Oostsanen, Melchior d'Hondecoeter, and Giovanni Ambrogio de Predis. After him are Antonio López García, Abraham van Beijeren, January Suchodolski, Ivana Kobilca, Perino del Vaga, and Sin Yun-bok.

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Contemporaries

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

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In China

Among people born in China, Zhang Zeduan ranks 630 out of 1,610. Before him are Konstantin Rodzaevsky (1907), Lu Xiufu (1236), Muqi (1210), Ouyang Xun (557), Chen Gongbo (1892), and Leizu (null). After him are Zhou Daguan (1266), Sergei Stepashin (1952), Bo Yibo (1908), Ai Qing (1910), Boris Blacher (1903), and Yikuang (1838).

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Among PAINTERS In China

Among painters born in China, Zhang Zeduan ranks 22. Before him are Liang Kai (1200), Wen Zhengming (1470), Bada Shanren (1626), Zao Wou-Ki (1920), Pan Yuliang (1895), and Muqi (1210). After him are Huang Tingjian (1045), Li Cheng (919), Li Tang (1050), Wu Zhen (1280), Xu Wei (1521), and Xu Beihong (1895).

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