Year of work:Ming Dynasty
Technique:giclee on rice paper
Frame: UNFRAMED
Silk edge width: L/R 10-20m, U/D 5-8cm (according to size)
Artist: Shen Zhou (1427–1509)
Shen Zhou was regarded as one of the painting elite"the Four Masters of Ming."His many paintings reveal an active concern with preserving the aesthetic discoveries of bygone ages as well as a similar concern with nature in its many manifestations, especially landscapes. Best known for his landscapes, Shen Zhou was equally talented in depicting flowers, fruits and vegetables, and animals in monochrome ink. He also became the first to establish among the literati painters a flower painting tradition.
1"=2.54cm