↗China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · after 1490
The Thousand Acres of Clouds, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou
Shen Zhou
ARTWORK STUDY
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Read the artwork notes and catalogue information.Kyoto National Museum, AK235 · Catalogue source ↗ · Image policy ↗
China · Yuan dynasty (1271–1368); exact date uncertain
Orchids and Rock
- Date
- Yuan dynasty (1271–1368); exact date uncertain
- Medium
- Painting; consult catalogue for support and medium
- Dimensions
- Not listed in the source consulted
- Country / context
- China
- Movement / tradition
- Chinese painting
- Collection
- Kyoto National Museum, AK235
- Attribution / role
- Uncertain: reference comparison; exact catalogue identification remains to be verified.
- Pathway
- Chinese painting ↗
ABOUT THIS WORK
An orchid-and-rock composition is included as a reference comparison in our Puming guide. The Kyoto source link leads to a catalogue search rather than a verified object page; the precise identification and date remain under review.
Original educational overview · based on the linked museum recordPlace in the artist’s career
Compare the wind-bent bamboo with the Kyoto orchids and rock and the dated 1343 orchids-and-bamboo entry. The brush can suggest leaves, resilience and movement without a broad palette. Only one example supplies a precise year; the museum and exhibition records do not justify assigning the others to invented early or late phases.
The artist’s practice
Artist-wide context; individual works may differ.
Media and surface
Ink painting makes brush loading and the support central to leaf and stem effects.
Marks and structure
Flexible leaf strokes and firm stems connect botanical observation with calligraphic movement.
Palette and light
A narrow ink palette creates variety through dilution, density and open space, not bright pigment.
A MOMENT TO LOOK
Start with what you can see: shapes, surface, colour and scale. How might the listed materials affect the way this object was made and experienced?
Looking prompt · an invitation to observe, not a historical interpretation.
