Rainy Thoughts
Shen Chou
Ming Dynasty
(A.D. 1368-1644)
Hanging scroll. Ink on paper.
67.1 x 30.6cm
     Very  few  Chinese 
landscape paintings treat
the subject of rain.  This 
painting is a masterpiece 
of  its  kind,  a  superb 
evocation of a southern 
Chinese landscape swathed 
in mist and rain.