A vertical scroll with black ink bamboo on a tan ground, and calligraphic text above
The artwork is a vertical scroll, primarily featuring an ink painting of bamboo on a light brown ground. At the top, a horizontal band of deep blue-green contains large, gold-colored calligraphic characters. Below this, a lighter green horizontal band displays multiple columns of smaller, black calligraphic text. The main body of the scroll is a light tan or beige color, serving as the background for the bamboo. Several bamboo stalks, rendered in varying shades of black ink, rise from the lower right and extend upwards and across the central portion of the painting. Some stalks and leaves are depicted with dark, solid ink, while others are lighter and more translucent, suggesting depth. The bamboo branches extend both to the left and right, with clusters of pointed leaves. Towards the bottom right, dark, amorphous shapes suggest rocks or ground from which the bamboo emerges. A small red seal is visible below the calligraphic text on the lighter green band.