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Bamboo in wind and rain

Shitao (Zhu Ruoji)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A vertical, scroll-like painting on a beige background with darker beige border. The painting depicts several stalks of bamboo in the lower-right, extending upwards and left into the top of the image. The stalks are various shades of gray and white. The leaves are painted in solid black. There are several lines of black, Asian script on the left. The border on the painting is a beige color with a slightly darker mottled pattern. The bottom and top border is thicker than the side borders. The image depicts a serene natural scene with calligraphy.

Artwork details

Date:
ca. 1694
Medium:
Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
233 × 623 px
Museum record:
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