Detail View: The AMICA Library: Return from Stone Lake

AMICA ID: 
AIC_.1951.187
AMICA Library Year: 
1999
Object Type: 
Paintings
Creator Name: 
Shen, Zhou
Creator Nationality: 
Asian; Far East Asian; Chinese
Creator Dates/Places: 
Chinese; 1427-1509 Asia,East Asia,China
Creator Name-CRT: 
Shen Zhou
Title: 
Return from Stone Lake
Title Type: 
preferred
View: 
left section
Creation Date: 
Ming Dynasty (1369-1644); dated 1466
Creation Start Date: 
1446
Creation End Date: 
1446
Materials and Techniques: 
Handscroll, ink on paper (has wooden box)
Classification Term: 
Handscroll
Subject Description: 
The painting depicts a view of Stone Lake, located to the southwest of Suzhou. Lake view at sunsetInscription:When on the boat coming back from Stone Lake, I had a good deal of leisure time, and so for my amusement I imitated the brush and spirit of Yunlin [Ni Zan] by painting this small scroll and adding a poem
Creation Place: 
Asia,East Asia,China
Dimensions: 
26.1 x 157.5 cm. L: 62" H: 10 1/4"
AMICA Contributor: 
The Art Institute of Chicago
Owner Location: 
Chicago, Illinois, USA
ID Number: 
1951.187
Credit Line: 
The Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment Fund
Rights: 
Related Image Identifier Link: 
AIC_.E36033.TIF