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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: Zhang Daqian (1899–1983), also known as Ai, Jili, or Daqian, styled Dajun, and styled Daxian Jushi or simply "Zhuiren Zhang Daqian". Born in 1901, died in 1984, native of Neijiang, Sichuan. Zhang Daqian was influenced and guided by his talented painter mother and his second brother Zhang Shanzi, who was renowned for painting tigers and styled himself "Tiger Fervor Zhang". He also studied poetry, calligraphy, and painting under master teachers such as Zeng Nongren and Li Meidan. In addition to copying famous works from past generations, he traveled extensively to famous mountains and rivers, learning from nature itself. Through arduous dedication, he achieved outstanding artistic accomplishments. In his youth, he was already renowned alongside his second brother Zhang Shanzi.