Landscape with Pavilion and Willows by Shen Zhou

Landscape with Pavilion and Willows 1427 - 1509

landscape illustration sketch

toned paper

light pencil work

pencil sketch

asian-art

landscape

personal sketchbook

coloured pencil

pen-ink sketch

mountain

china

watercolour bleed

watercolour illustration

watercolor

"Landscape with Pavilion and Willows" is a hanging scroll by the renowned Chinese artist Shen Zhou (1427–1509) currently housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This ink and light color painting captures the tranquility of a landscape with a willow tree and a pavilion overlooking a river. The artist's use of detailed brushwork and light washes evokes a sense of serene natural beauty. The image is representative of the "literati painting" movement of Ming dynasty China, which embraced themes of nature and intellectualism.