Bamboo in Snow

Taihō Shōkon

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The painting depicts a bamboo plant with snow on it. The bamboo stalk is thick and diagonal, extending from the bottom center to the top left. It has several branches with leaves, some of which are covered in snow. The background of the painting is a light brown color. There is a brown border around the painting with a patterned design. The border is darker brown on the outside and lighter brown on the inside. There are also some Chinese characters written vertically on the left side of the painting. The overall style of the painting is traditional Asian art. The title of the painting is "Bamboo in Snow" and the artist is Taihō Shōkon.