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Clouds over the River before Rain, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1504. Handscroll; ink and color on paper.
Handscroll; ink and color on paper · 34.8 × 810.3 cm · Art Institute of Chicago
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- Museum title
- Clouds over the River before Rain 溪雲欲雨圖
- Artist
- Shen Zhou 沈周 (Chinese, 1427-1509)
- Date
- Ming dynasty (1368–1644), dated 1504
- Medium
- Handscroll; ink and color on paper
- Dimensions
- 34.8 × 810.3 cm (13 3/4 × 319 in.)
- Credit line
- Kate S. Buckingham Endowment Fund
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Artist’s life 1427–1509
View in the AtlasGaller’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.