Qian Du (Wade–Giles: Ch'ien Tu, traditional: 錢杜, simplified: 钱杜; pinyin: Qián Dù); c. 1764–1844 was a

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landscape painter during the

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(1644–1912). Qian was born in the

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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.

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1760s births 1844 deaths Painters from Zhejiang Qing dynasty landscape painters {{China-painter-stub