1490
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dominant colour
Cloud-Climbing Pavilion, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou is a 1490 unspecified by Shen Zhou, a Ming Painting work, depicting Zhejiang Province, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a serene Chinese landscape with a pavilion and trees. The painting is part of a series showing a historic site near Suzhou. Shen Zhou created this scene in subtle colors, which is notable because he often worked in monochrome. You can learn more about Chinese landscapes like this one at the museum where this work is held, The Cleveland Museum of Art.
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.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Shen Zhou spent his life in the Suzhou region of China, where his family’s money and connections mattered more than art—until it did.
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