{"product_id":"sumi-e-bamboo-painting-japanese-ink-art-on-rice-paper","title":"Sumi-e Bamboo Painting: Japanese Ink Art on Rice Paper","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a sumi-e painting of young bamboo in Japanese ink on rice paper. \u003cbr\u003eOriginal, not a print, not a copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize: 18×14 cm = ca. 7×6 inches\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePainting of bamboo stalks and leaves is an old and noble genre of the traditional Japanese sumi-e. The contrast between the foreground and background, and between the varying textures represented by the stalks and the leaves, gave scope to the painter to demonstrate their skills and mastery with an inkpot and a brush and to reflect their mood and state of awareness. Traditional bamboo paintings are both a type of painting and a type of calligraphy. They are made using the same type of ink and the same strokes as used in Chinese and Japanese calligraphy for writing characters. In Oriental painting, bamboo represented the Confucian value of moral virtue. A person who is mentally and spiritually strong is just like a stalk of bamboo. That is, flexible enough to bend with whatever life throws at them but reliable and tough enough to stand strong and keep growing. The finished artwork is stamped with my personal seal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor custom orders please send me a message. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52358385271125,"sku":null,"price":57.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1019\/2896\/0341\/files\/bamboo-sm-2-01.jpg?v=1782901589","url":"https:\/\/annavladi.com\/products\/sumi-e-bamboo-painting-japanese-ink-art-on-rice-paper","provider":"Anna Vladi Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}