Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00009892The Sword Spring, Tiger Hill, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou
by Shen Zhou 沈周
Also known as: Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suchou: The Sword Spring, Tiger Hill
About the Artwork
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.
Inscriptions
[印] 启南
Provenance
Hu Zhishou 胡之壽 [late 18th–mid 19th century] Binliang 斌良 [1784–1847] Hou Shigong 侯士恭 [late 19th–early 20th century] Richard B. Hobart [1885-1963], Cambridge, MA ?-1964: (Walter Hochstadter [1914–2007], New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) 1964-: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Exhibition history
Chinese Landscape Painting. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 5-December 26, 1954). 1000 Jahre Chinesische Malerei. Haus der Kunst, Munich, Mùnich, Germany (organizer) (October 16-December 13, 1959). Eight Dynasties of Chinese Painting. The Cleveland Museum of Art (February 11-March 29, 1981).
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509)
- Date
- after 1490
- Medium
- Album leaf; ink on paper or ink and slight color on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 31.2 x 40.6 cm (12 5/16 x 16 in.); Overall: 36.5 x 49.9 cm (14 3/8 x 19 5/8 in.)
- Type
- Painting
- Classification
- Painting
- Department
- Chinese Art
- Credit line
- Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund
- Accession no.
- 1964.371.6
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Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
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Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
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Open-access museum record · AT-00009892
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