Artist: Shen Zhou (1427-1509)

Date: Ming (1368-1644), dated 1480

Dimensions: Height 170.0 cm, Width 89.0 cm

Material: Ink and colour on silk

Gift of Wango H. C. Weng

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • Chinese Painting Gallery
• Tag：
  • reclusive life dongshan shen zhou ming 1480 ink and colour silk

Shen Zhou (1427-1509), also known by his zi (designated name) Qinan and his hao (literary names) Shitian and Baishiweng, was native to Changzhou (nowadays Suzhou, Jiangsu province). Not interested in the career as an official, Shen made a living through writing, painting, and calligraphy. He learned landscape painting from the "Four Masters of the Yuan", as well as from Dong Yuan and Ju Ran. He later formed his own style. This painting is an imitation of a work by Dai Jin, a master of the Zhe School. It was painted in the 16^th year (1480) of the Chenghua reign when Shen Zhou was 54.

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