Bamboo and Poem

Zheng Xie

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

A vertical, beige-colored artwork depicting bamboo stalks. Three bamboo stalks are shown from the bottom center to the left side. The stalks have knots and are adorned with leaves. The leaves are teardrop-shaped and taper to a point. The stalks and leaves are black. A column of Chinese calligraphy runs vertically along the left side. Two small red square seals are visible, one at the bottom left and one at the bottom right. The background is beige with a slightly darker beige border.