The Thousand Acres of Clouds, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou

A multi-story pavilion with tiled roofs perches on a steep slope at right, shaded by bamboo and trees, with two small figures on its balcony. Pines frame the lower left, and hazy mountains recede into pale mist beyond. The scene is rendered in restrained, dry-brushed ink with minimal color.

Look closer: Two small seated figures on the pavilion balcony, and a red seal in the lower right corner.

Artist

Shen Zhou

Date

after 1490

Medium

Album leaf; ink on paper or ink and slight color on paper

Source

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Size

3400 × 2511 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund