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明十竹齋書畫譜四開|Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy

Unknown

1633

ink

paper

From the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art

Baroque Baroque

Dominant colour

明十竹齋書畫譜四開|Leaf from the Ten Bamboo Studio Manual of Painting and Calligraphy is a 1633 ink by Unknown, a Baroque work, held at Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1633 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: Metropolitan Museum of Art

About this work

This painting shows two tall bamboo plants with thin, vertical lines running through their stems. The leaves are long and wispy, painted in light green and yellow. The background is mostly empty, with just a few green dots and simple grass at the bottom. The artist used quick, loose brushstrokes to make the bamboo look alive and natural. The red stamp in the corner suggests this was part of a printed book from long ago. Look up cross-hatching next to see how artists use lines to create texture.