Distant View of Tiger Hill from the Canal Mooring, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou

Shen Zhou’s ‘Distant View of Tiger Hill from the Canal Mooring, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou’ depicts a scene in Suzhou. Painted after 1490. Ink and slight color on paper. Part of a series of twelve views.

The painting is an album leaf. Its medium is ink on paper, with slight color. The Cleveland Museum of Art classifies it under the Ming dynasty.

Shen Zhou was part of the Ming dynasty and lived from 1427 to 1509. He was known for his ink landscapes and was active in Suzhou.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio. https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.371.1

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