China: Hanging scroll with five men by Zhang Lu (1464-1538), Ming Dynasty, Shanghai Museum, Shanghai

Zhang Lu (simplified Chinese: 张路; traditional Chinese: 張路; pinyin: Zhāng Lù; Wade–Giles: Chang Lu)(Chang Lu, traditional: 張路, simplified: 张路); ca. 1464-1538), was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming Dynasty (1368–1644).

Zhang was born in Xiangfu (祥符 - present day Kaifeng in the Henan province). His style name was 'Tian Chi' (天馳) and his pseudonym was 'Ping Shan' (平山). He was a student of Wu Wei. Zhang followed the Zhe school of painting. He painted landscapes and human figures in a free and uninhibited style.

A hanging scroll (Chinese: 立軸; pinyin: lìzhóu; also called 軸 or 掛軸) is one of the many traditional ways to display and exhibit Chinese painting and calligraphy. Displaying the art in such a way was befitting for public appreciation and appraisal of the aesthetics of the scroll in its entirety by the audience. The traditional craft involved in creating such a work is considered an art in itself. Mountings can be divided into a few sections, such as handscrolls, hanging scrolls, album leaves, and screens amongst others.

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