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Shen Zhou

61 works held in 1 museum

Chinese literati painter of the Wu School, 1427-1509

A Pair of Crows on the Tree, Shen Zhou

A Pair of Crows on the Tree, 1504.

明沈周雙烏在樹圖 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Sketches from Life: Grapes, Shen Zhou

Sketches from Life: Grapes, 1494.

明沈周寫生 冊 蒲桃 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink and color on paper

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Sketches from Life: Oysters and Clams, Shen Zhou

Sketches from Life: Oysters and Clams, 1494.

明沈周寫生 冊 蠣房與蛤 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Sketches from Life: Cat, Shen Zhou

Sketches from Life: Cat, 1494.

明沈周寫生 冊 貓 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Elegant Gathering of Famous Worthies, Shen Zhou

Elegant Gathering of Famous Worthies, 1489.

明沈周名賢雅集圖 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Lofty Mount Lu, Shen Zhou

Lofty Mount Lu, 1467.

明沈周畫廬山高 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Old Pine, Shen Zhou

Old Pine

明沈周古松圖 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Monochrome Ink Chrysanthemums, Shen Zhou

Monochrome Ink Chrysanthemums

明沈周墨菊 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Banana Plant and Rock, Shen Zhou

Banana Plant and Rock

明沈周蕉石圖 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Getting Spring Water to Brew Tea, Shen Zhou

Getting Spring Water to Brew Tea

明沈周汲泉煮茗圖 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Sketches from Life: Magnolia, Shen Zhou

Sketches from Life: Magnolia, 1494.

明沈周寫生 冊 玉蘭 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink and color on paper

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Sketches from Life: Amaranth, Shen Zhou

Sketches from Life: Amaranth, 1494.

明沈周寫生 冊 雁來紅 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Sketches from Life: Crab, Shen Zhou

Sketches from Life: Crab, 1494.

明沈周寫生 冊 蝤蛑 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Sketches from Life: Donkey, Shen Zhou

Sketches from Life: Donkey, 1494.

明沈周寫生 冊 驢 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Depiction of a Rooster, Shen Zhou

Depiction of a Rooster, 1488.

明沈周畫雞 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Walking with a Staff, Shen Zhou

Walking with a Staff

明沈周策杖圖 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Releasing Pigeons, Shen Zhou

Releasing Pigeons

明沈周放鴿圖 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink and color on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Brocade of Blossoms on a Spring Day, Shen Zhou

Brocade of Blossoms on a Spring Day

明沈周春華晝錦 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Listening to the Waterfall, Shen Zhou

Listening to the Waterfall

明沈周畫松岩聽泉圖 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Waiting for One's Guqin, Shen Zhou

Waiting for One's Guqin

明沈周待琴圖 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink and color on silk, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Sketches from Life: Butterfly Flower, Shen Zhou

Sketches from Life: Butterfly Flower, 1494.

明沈周寫生 冊 蝴蝶花 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Sketches from Life: Cockscomb, Shen Zhou

Sketches from Life: Cockscomb, 1494.

明沈周寫生 冊 雞冠花 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Sketches from Life: Pigeon, Shen Zhou

Sketches from Life: Pigeon, 1494.

明沈周寫生 冊 白鴿 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink and color on paper

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Night Vigil, Shen Zhou

Night Vigil, 1492.

明沈周夜坐圖 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Rainy Thoughts, Shen Zhou

Rainy Thoughts, 1487.

明沈周雨意 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Hoary Cliffs and Lofty Phrases, Shen Zhou

Hoary Cliffs and Lofty Phrases

明沈周蒼厓高話圖 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on silk, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Crab, Shen Zhou

Crab

明沈周畫郭索圖 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Landscape, Shen Zhou

Landscape

明沈周畫山水 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Listening to the Rain under the Unchanging Sky, Shen Zhou

Listening to the Rain under the Unchanging Sky

明沈周天平聽雨圖 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on silk, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Holding a Zither, Shen Zhou

Holding a Zither

明沈周抱琴圖 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Sketches from Life: Day Lily, Shen Zhou

Sketches from Life: Day Lily, 1494.

明沈周寫生 冊 萱 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Sketches from Life: Chrysanthemum Drawn from Life, Shen Zhou

Sketches from Life: Chrysanthemum Drawn from Life, 1494.

明沈周寫生 冊 菊 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Sketches from Life: Hen, Shen Zhou

Sketches from Life: Hen, 1494.

明沈周寫生 冊 雞 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Reading in an Autumn Grove, Shen Zhou

Reading in an Autumn Grove, 1491.

明沈周秋林讀書 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Virtue Reaching to Heaven, Shen Zhou

Virtue Reaching to Heaven, 1479.

明沈周參天特秀 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Musing Over Poetry in a Skiff, Shen Zhou

Musing Over Poetry in a Skiff

明沈周扁舟詩思圖 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Immortal Fungi, Orchids and Magnolias, Shen Zhou

Immortal Fungi, Orchids and Magnolias

明沈周畫芝蘭玉樹 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Twin Pines, Shen Zhou

Twin Pines

明沈周雙松 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Crossing a Bridge to Visit Friends, Shen Zhou

Crossing a Bridge to Visit Friends

明沈周溪橋訪友 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Depiction of One's Search for Plum Blossoms, Shen Zhou

Depiction of One's Search for Plum Blossoms

明沈周畫尋梅圖 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on silk, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Sketches from Life: Frog and Lotus, Shen Zhou

Sketches from Life: Frog and Lotus, 1494.

明沈周寫生 冊 荷花與蹲蛙 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Sketches from Life: Crab and Shrimp, Shen Zhou

Sketches from Life: Crab and Shrimp, 1494.

明沈周寫生 冊 蟹與蝦 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Sketches from Life: Duck, Shen Zhou

Sketches from Life: Duck, 1494.

明沈周寫生 冊 鴨 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink and color on paper

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Vegetables and Bamboo Shoots Drawn from Life, Shen Zhou

Vegetables and Bamboo Shoots Drawn from Life, 1489.

明沈周蔬筍寫生 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Landscape, Shen Zhou

Landscape, 1476.

明沈周畫山水 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Landscape in the Style of Ni Tsan, Shen Zhou

Landscape in the Style of Ni Tsan

明沈周倣倪瓚筆意 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Winter Plums in a Jar, Shen Zhou

Winter Plums in a Jar

明沈周畫瓶中蠟梅 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink and color on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

A Pavilion in the Woods and Mountain Scenery, Shen Zhou

A Pavilion in the Woods and Mountain Scenery

明沈周林亭山色 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

The Almond Grove Studio, Shen Zhou

The Almond Grove Studio

明沈周杏林書館 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

A Duckling by the Water in Spring, Shen Zhou

A Duckling by the Water in Spring

明沈周春水新鵝 軸 (museum title)

Shen Zhou (Chinese), ink on paper, hanging scroll

National Palace Museum, Taipei, Taïwan

Works attributed by the National Palace Museum in Taipei to Shen Zhou (沈周, 1427-1509), a Suzhou scholar who never served the state, founder of the Wu School and teacher of Wen Zhengming, each linked to its museum record. Each of the sixteen leaves of the 1494 album of sketches from life is shown as a work. The titles are those of the museum, in Chinese, with their translation. The photographs are the museum's, published as open data under a CC BY 4.0 license (National Palace Museum, Taipei, www.npm.gov.tw); the site shows them cropped to the painting. Handscrolls too long to be legible in a single image are not shown.