The Enlightened Stone Retreat, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou
after 1490
Medium
Album leaf; ink on paper or ink and slight color on paper
Dimensions
36.5 × 49.9 cm · image: 31.2 × 40.8 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Chinese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
Accession Number
1964.371.4
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About this artwork
Views of Tiger Hill depicts a historic site a few miles northwest of Suzhou. The scenes simulate a visit from arriving by boat at the foot of the mountain to climbing to Cloudy Cliff Monastery. Representations of the artist’s mature style, Shen Zhou included views in subtle colors in the suite of monochrome scenes. A Suzhou native, Shen Zhou was supported by family wealth and rejected an official career in favor of life as a retired scholar. Turning to painting in midlife, he is regarded as the ...