
Landscape
1827 · Album leaf; ink and color on paper
9 3/4 x 13 1/2 in. (24.8 x 34.3 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Zhang Xiong (張雄) was a Chinese military general and politician during the Tang dynasty. He from 886 and on, controlled an army that initially roved in the lower Yangtze River region and became a key player in the power struggles between various warlords for the control of Huainan and Zhenhai Circuits. Zhang eventually settled in at Shangyuan in 887 and controlled the area until his death in 893.
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