Artist

Qian Du

Portrait of Qian Du
Portrait of Qian Du

Qing dynasty, 1763–1844

Qian Du was a Qing dynasty Chinese Orthodox School artist. 3 works are cataloged here, principally at Cleveland Museum of Art. Qian Du was born in Zhejiang.

Qian Du (Wade–Giles: Ch'ien Tu, traditional: 錢杜, simplified: 钱杜; pinyin: Qián Dù); c. 1764–1844 was a Chinese landscape painter during the Qing Dynasty (1644–1912). Qian was born in the Zhejiang province. His style name was 'Shumei' and his sobriquets were 'Songhu, Songhu Xiaoyin and Hegong'. Qian painted landscapes in a style influenced by Wang Meng. He also painted human figures and flowers.

Works by Qian Du

Collections represented

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