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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
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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Zha Shibiao (Chinese, 1615–1698) — Landscape Album in Variou
Zha Shibiao (Chinese, 1615–1698) — Landscape Album in Variou
Zha Shibiao (Chinese, 1615–1698) — Landscape Album in Variou
Ike Taiga (Japanese, 1723–1776) — West Lake
Westlake Panorama
Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606) — Lüshan Hui
Wang Yuanqi — 清 王原祁 輞川圖 卷|Wangchuan Villa
Gu Chao (Chinese, active late 1700s) — Pine-shaded Monastery
Zhang Xiong — 清 張熊 山水 冊頁|Landscape
Sesson Shūkei — 雪村周継筆 山水図|Landscape with Rocky Precipice
Westlake Panorama
Wang Meng (Chinese, c. 1308–1385) — Writing Books under the 
