Zhan Ziqian
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Zhan Ziqian (展子虔) was a great painter of ancient China, and from Yangxin county (阳信县), Shandong province. His birth and death dates are unknown. It is known that in the Sui dynasty (581 – 618) he was appointed to the office of Chaosan Dafu (朝散大夫) and later of Zhangnei Dudu(帐内都督).
According to the historical documents, he painted a number of genres and religion paintings which not remained. The only painting by him that survives today is Strolling About in Spring, which is a perspective arrangement of mountains. It is thought that it was the first painting of scenery in history.