
Zhu Qian was a painter from Chang’an (present day Xi’an, Shaanxi). He was a painter-in-attendance at the Hanlin Academy and specialized in painting Buddhist images. Zhu sought refuge in Shu (present day Sichuan) during the rule of Emperor Xizong (reigned 873–888), a period during which he painted a large Buddhist mural in the Huayan Chamber at Daci Temple in Sichuan. This work was recorded in both Records of Famous Paintings in Yizhou and Overview of Painting.
For more details, go to the Encyclopedia of Buddhist Arts: People, page 363.