Zhan Ziqian (展子虔 Zhǎn Zǐqián|w=Chan Tzu-ch'ien; c. mid to late 6th century) was a famous painter of ancient China from Yangxin County in modern-day Shandong province. His birth and death dates are unknown. It is known that in the Sui dynasty (581–618) he was appointed to the office of Chaosan Dafu (朝散大夫) and later of Zhangnei Dudu (帐内都督).

According to the historical documents, Zhan Ziquan painted a number of genres and religion paintings which have not survived. He was especially noted for his paintings of pavilions and people, and horses. His paintings of people were particularly lifelike. The only painting by him that survives today is Strolling About in Spring, which is a perspective arrangement of mountains. It has been cited as the earliest surviving work of Chinese landscape painting or the first shan shui painting.

展子虔（約545年 - 618年），隋朝畫家，生卒年代不詳，渤海人（今山東省陽信縣）。

他曾在隋朝任朝散大夫，後任帳內都督，歷經東魏、北齊、北周、隋朝，據史料記載畫過佛教畫《法華經變》，風俗畫《長安車馬人物圖》，但均沒有傳世。

人物描法非常細緻，以色暈開面部，神採如生，為唐代人物畫法開闢途徑；畫馬立者有走勢，臥者則腹有起躍勢。

其山水畫《遊春圖》流傳下一個臨摹本，但基本符合原作精神，其筆致凝鍊，色彩艷麗，尤其是空間透視安排合理，証明在隋朝中國的山水畫已經解決了空間處理問題，這幅畫可能是世界上第一幅風景畫。《遊春圖》是中國現存最早的山水捲軸｡技法：a.青綠勾填,尚無皴法,樹木直接用粉點染｡ b.俯瞰式構圖,"遠近山川,咫尺千里"客觀物體之遠近,高低,大小關係及透視關係 c.設色濃艷,創青綠山水端緒

他曾在洛陽、長安、江都等地寺院作菩薩和八國王分舍利等壁畫。

美史史家稱顧愷之、陸探微、張僧繇、展子虔為唐以前傑出的四大畫家。

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