The Sword Spring, Tiger Hill, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou
| Title | The Sword Spring, Tiger Hill, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou |
|---|---|
| Artist | Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509) |
| Date | after 1490 15th century |
| Medium | Album leaf; ink on paper or ink and slight color on paper |
| Classification | Painting |
| Origin | China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) China |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | (虎丘十二景圖): The Sword Spring, Tiger Hill, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou, after 1490. Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509). Album leaf; ink on paper or ink and slight color on paper; image: 31.2 x 40.6 cm (12 5/16 x 16 in.); overall: 36.5 x 49.9 cm (14 3/8 x 19 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.371.6 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“The Sword Spring, Tiger Hill, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou” is a work by Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509), dated after 1490. It is executed in album leaf; ink on paper or ink and slight color on paper and classified as painting. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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