Silent fisherman in an autumn wood

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Artist: Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509)
Date: dated 1475
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper
Dimensions: Image: 60 x 24 3/4 in. (152.4 x 62.9 cm) Overall with mounting: 107 x 32 1/8 in. (271.8 x 81.6 cm) Overall with knobs: 107 x 35 1/4 in. (271.8 x 89.5 cm)
Type: Painting
Classification: Paintings
Department: Asian Art
Credit line: Bequest of John M. Crawford Jr., 1988
Accession no.: 1989.363.46

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Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.