柴田是真筆筍図|Bamboo Shoots
The Met
Artist: Shibata Zeshin(Japanese, 1807–1891)
Date: ca. 1880s
Department: Asian Art
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Album leaf; lacquer on paper
Dimensions: 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (11.4 x 8.9 cm)
Credit Line: The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
Two large bamboo shoots with smaller bamboo stalks on a light background
Detailed Description
A vertical rectangular painting features two prominent bamboo shoots and several bamboo stalks on a light, unadorned background. The painting is framed by a narrow gold border. The two main bamboo shoots are positioned in the lower left and center. The larger shoot, in the center, is depicted with numerous overlapping, curved, scale-like layers in shades of light brown and yellow, detailed with fine, parallel lines. Its tip is dark and pointed, extending towards the upper left. A smaller, similarly rendered bamboo shoot is visible below and slightly to the left of the larger one. To the right of the main shoots, a cluster of slender bamboo stalks with small, pointed leaves extends upwards and to the right, rendered in a darker brown. A lighter, indistinct form with small reddish-brown dots is visible to the right of the main shoots. In the lower left corner, there is vertical text in dark ink, followed by a small red square seal. The background is a uniform, light cream color, providing a stark contrast to the brown and yellow tones of the plants.
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