In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland — check current display status with the museum.
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Shen Zhou, a native from Suzhou, was descended from a prominent land-owning family with strong ties to literati culture. Because Shen Zhou never entered government service, he had ample opportunity to cultivate the arts of painting, poetry, and calligraphy. Chrysanthemums and red osmanthus both bloom in autumn. The deep orange osmanthus flowers emanate a characteristically sweet fragrance. According to his inscription on the painting, Shen Zhou sought to imitate the style of the Yuan dynasty (1271–1368) painter Wang Yuan. His color-filled brushstrokes and washes, however, anticipate the flower painting style of Yun Shouping, whose Peonies are also in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection, https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1967.192 . The sheer size and complex composition of this scroll are impressive.
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Wang Yuan (Chinese, c. 1299-after 1366) — Quails and Sparrow
Zhai Dakun (Chinese, d. 1804) — Frosted Branches and Dwarf B
Ni Zan (Chinese, 1301–1374) — Bamboo, Rock, and Tall Tree
Shen Zhou — 明 沈周 秋林閒釣圖 軸|Silent fisherman in an autumn wo
Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652) — Paintings after Anci
Gao Fenghan — 清 高鳳翰 菊石圖 軸|Chrysanthemums by a rock
Zhang Xiong (Chinese, 1803–1886) — Three Purities
Wang Mian (Chinese, 1287–1359) — A Prunus in the Moonlight
Wang Hui (Chinese, 1632–1717) — Landscape
Ma Yuan (Chinese, c. 1150–after 1255) — Drinking in the Moon
Lan Ying (Chinese, 1585–after 1664) — Zhi and Xu's Pure Conv
Zhai Dakun (Chinese, d. 1804) — Landscape
