Zhang Zongcang ( Chinese: 张宗苍; 1686–1756), courtesy name as Mocun, is a famed Chinese landscape painter in the

Qing Dynasty The Qing dynasty ( ), officially the Great Qing,, was a Manchu-led imperial dynasty of China and the last orthodox dynasty in Chinese history. It emerged from the Later Jin dynasty founded by the Jianzhou Jurchens, a Tungusic-speak ...

. He was born in

Suzhou Suzhou (; ; Suzhounese: ''sou¹ tseu¹'' , Mandarin: ), alternately romanized as Soochow, is a major city in southern Jiangsu province, East China. Suzhou is the largest city in Jiangsu, and a major economic center and focal point of trade ...

Jiangsu Province Jiangsu (; ; pinyin: Jiāngsū, alternatively romanized as Kiangsu or Chiangsu) is an eastern coastal province of the People's Republic of China. It is one of the leading provinces in finance, education, technology, and tourism, with its ca ...

. His style names were 'Mochun' and 'Mocen' and his sobriquet was 'Huangchun'. He served in the palace, and studied under Huang Ding. He liked using dry brush, executed in a strong style.

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1686 births 1756 deaths Qing dynasty landscape painters Painters from Suzhou {{China-painter-stub