The Nodding Stone Terrace, Tiger Hill, and the Thousand-Man Seat, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou

Shen Zhou’s “The Nodding Stone Terrace, Tiger Hill, and the Thousand-Man Seat” is part of his series, Twelve Views of Tiger Hill. Created after 1490. Album leaf; ink on paper or ink and slight color on paper. Cleveland Museum of Art.

The painting is an album leaf, a common format for Chinese landscape art of the Ming dynasty. The leaf features ink and slight color on paper, showing delicate brushwork.

Shen Zhou was active during the Ming dynasty and was known for his landscape paintings. He was a member of the Wu School, which emphasized personal expression over mere representation.

Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, Ohio, https://clevelandart.org/art/1964.371.5