沈周

沈周（馆方记录1427—1509）是苏州画家。CMA在《虎丘十二景》的说明中记述，他得到家族经济条件的支持，选择不走仕途，而过退居文人的生活；馆方将他视为以苏州为中心的吴门画派开创者。

这组册页不是把同一座山重复画十二次，而是组织一次从乘舟抵达、沿路登临到寺院的游历。水墨场景中穿插淡设色，使观者在相邻画面之间感到步移景换。可以先比较水面的空白、树石的疏密，再找出小小的人物如何标定山林的尺度。

本厅以相互呼应的册页构成参观次序，也保留其他馆藏作品，便于从局部笔墨回到整体空间。介绍依据可回查的馆方记录，不把策展动线冒充原作装订顺序。

馆方作品解说 · 原文节选

Views of Tiger Hill depicts a historic site a few miles northwest of Suzhou. The scenes simulate a visit from arriving by boat at the foot of the mountain to climbing to Cloudy Cliff Monastery. Representations of the artist’s mature style, Shen Zhou included views in subtle colors in the suite of monochrome scenes. A Suzhou native, Shen Zhou was supported by family wealth and rejected an official career in favor of life as a retired scholar. Turning to painting in midlife, he is regarded as the founder of the Wu School of painting, with its center in Suzhou.

对应《Distant View of Tiger Hill from the Canal Mooring, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou》。查看馆方完整解说

中文介绍据馆方记录整理；观看提示为策展解读。生卒记录存在异说时以进一步考证为准。