Shen Zhou 1427-1509

signed Shen Zhou, inscribed 'during the eighth lunar month, autumn, of the first year of the Zhengde reign (1506), written by Shen Zhou on the west verandah of the Jinqing Hall,' and with two seals of the artist, qi nan, shi tian

New York, Kaikodo, In the Company of Spirits, March 16 to April 17
San Francisco, Asian Art Museum, regular exhibition, 2006

Kaikodo Journal XI, Spring 1999, no. 9, pp. 80-83, 235-237

-Overall in good condition except: -Paper bears a tanning tone due to age -Foxings, some of which are really light, can be found on most of the leaves, as seen in the illustrations -The illustrated color is slightly whiter than that of the actual piece
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The theme of falling flowers figures prominently in the poetry of Shen Zhou, as well as in poems written by his circle of friends and pupils in Suzhou. An anthology of Shen's literary works, Shitian xiansheng ji, records thirty original poems on this subject, eleven of which are transcribed in this album. Eight of the poems in this album are not included in that anthology but they appear in a handscroll in the Nanjing Museum. Shen Zhou wrote out these poems on many occasions, in a variety of formats, sometimes with accompanying paintings.

See illustration of five double-leaves