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Bamboo Shoots

Shibata Zeshin

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Tan-colored artwork with gold border. Two large, curved bamboo shoots on left half. Shoots have darker tips and lighter bodies with thin vertical lines. Four bamboo leaves on right. Red stamp on lower left. Black writing next to stamp.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1880s
Medium
Album leaf; lacquer on paper
Culture
Japan
Dimensions
494 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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