Shen Zhou

Shen Zhou
Born	Xiangcheng, Suzhou, China 1427 Xiangcheng, Jiangsu
Died	1509 (aged 81–82)
Known for	Shan shui
Movement	Wu School, Four Masters of the Ming dynasty

Shen Zhou (Chinese: 沈周; pinyin: Shěn Zhōu, 1427–1509), courtesy names Qi'nan (启南) and Shitian (石田), was a Chinese painter in the Ming dynasty. He lived during the post-transition period of the Yuan conquest of the Ming. His family worked closely with the government and maintained its wealthy status. Shen later retired and lived a reclusive life, spending most of his time painting and taking care of his widowed mother.

He was a contributor to the more individualist Wu School of Chinese art. Besides painting, he was also accomplished in history and the classics.