- ↑ "Zhang Zeduan: Painting | China Online Museum - Chinese Art Galleries". www.chinaonlinemuseum.com.
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References
- Needham, Joseph (1971). Science and Civilisation in China : Volume 4, Physics and Physical Technology, Part 3, Civil Engineering and Nautics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
External links
Media related to Zhang Zeduan at Wikimedia Commons
- Zhang Zeduan and his Painting Gallery at China Online Museum
- Landscapes Clear and Radiant: The Art of Wang Hui (1632–1717), an exhibition catalog from The Metropolitan Museum of Art (fully available online as PDF), which contains material on Zhang Zeduan (see index)
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