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Twelve Views of Tiger Hill

Twelve Views of Tiger Hill

虎丘十二景圖

after 1490

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Shen Zhou 沈周

(Chinese, 1427–1509)

China, Ming dynasty

(1368–1644)

Album of twelve leaves; ink or ink and slight color on paper

Overall: 36.5 x 49.9 cm (14 3/8 x 19 5/8 in.)

Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1964.371

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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 founder of the Wu School of painting, with its center in Suzhou.

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