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Bamboo Pavilion, Tiger Hill, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou

Shen Zhou

Cleveland Museum of Art

The painting depicts a serene scene with a prominent pagoda-style building surrounded by bamboo trees on a hillside. The building features a tiered roof with a small decorative structure on top. In the foreground, several smaller buildings with tiled roofs are visible, accompanied by a few trees. A stone staircase winds its way down the hill, with several figures dressed in traditional Chinese clothing standing on it. The background showcases a dense cluster of bamboo trees. Two red seals are present in the corners of the painting. The entire scene is rendered in a monochromatic color scheme with subtle variations in tone, primarily in shades of gray and beige.

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1171 × 893 px
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