The Thousand Acres of Clouds, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
Catalogue
- Year
- 1491
- Dimensions
- Image: 30.8 x 42.2 cm (12 1/8 x 16 5/8 in.); Overall: 36.5 x 49.9 cm (14 3/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
- Collection
- Cleveland Museum of Art
- Artist
- Shen Zhou
Artist
Drawing
Shen Zhou, courtesy names Qinan (启南) and Shitian (石田), was a Chinese painter in the Ming dynasty. He lived during the post-transition period of the Yuan conquest of the Ming. His family worked closely with the government and maintained its wealthy status. Shen later retired and lived a reclusive life, spending most of his time painting and taking care of his widowed mother.
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- Cleveland Museum of Art
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