Qian Gu

Qian Gu (Ch'ien Ku, traditional Chinese: 錢穀; simplified Chinese: 钱谷; pinyin: Qián Gǔ; ca.

(1508-unknown) was a Chinese landscape painter during the Ming dynasty (1368–1644).

[1] Qian was born in Changzhou in the Jiangsu province.

Qian often used subjects found in his observations around the south of the Yangzi River.

In 1572 Qian painted an album of scenes along the Grand Canal while accompanying Wang Shizhen on a journey to the capital at Beijing.