Artist: Shen Zhou (1427-1509)

Date: Ming (1368-1644), dated 1484

Dimensions: Height 157.3 cm, Width 33.6 cm

Material: Ink and colour on paper

• Object Type：
  • PAINTINGS
• Location：
  • Chinese Painting Gallery
• Tag：
  • meeting the old friend studio hanging scroll shen zhou ming 1484 ink and colour paper

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). Adept in painting landscape, flowers, and birds, he was the leading figure of the "Four Masters of the Ming". This coloured painting depicts a serene scene of friends conversing in a cottage among the forest in the mountain. Painted in the 20^th year (1484) of the Chenghua reign when the artist was 58 years old, the work was dedicated to Chen Yi, son of the painter's esteemed mentor Chen Kuan.