Public domain
Bamboo
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Bamboo painting is said to have originated when a scholar was sitting in his study one night and noticed the shadows of bamboo plants in his garden projected onto the paper window of his study. He then replicated them in an ink painting. Bamboo is a metaphor for a scholar’s grace and resilience.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBamboe. 1772. Chiang Ting. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
