Artist

Qian Xuan

Portrait of Qian Xuan
Portrait of Qian Xuan

Yuan dynasty, 1235–1305

Qian Xuan was a Yuan dynasty Song dynasty landscape artist. 10 works are cataloged here, principally at National Palace Museum, most of them ink works. Qian Xuan was born in Wuxing District.

Qian Xuan (simplified Chinese: 钱选; traditional Chinese: 錢選; pinyin: Qián Xuǎn; Wade–Giles: Ch'ien Hsüan; 1235–1305), courtesy name Shun Ju (舜举), pseudonyms Yu Tan (玉潭, "Jade Pool"), Xi Lanweng (习嬾翁), and Zha Chuanweng (霅川翁), was a Chinese painter from Huzhou (湖州), the present day Wuxing District in Zhejiang. He lived during the late Song dynasty and early Yuan dynasty.

Works by Qian Xuan

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