Shen Zhou
Chinese, 1427–1509
The Nodding Stone Terrace, Tiger Hill, and the Thousand-Man Seat, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou, after 1490
Album leaf; ink on paper or ink and slight color on paper
36.5 × 49.9 cm (14 ¼ × 19 ¾ in.)
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
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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