Minneapolis Institute of Art

Bamboo

Xu Bin; In the manner of Su Shi

Date

1735

Medium

Ink on paper

Department

Asian Art

Institution

Minneapolis Institute of Art

The artist Xu Bin was not prolific, and little is known about his life and work. In typical scholarly fashion, Xu referred to a past literati (scholar-artist) master in his signature colophon, , or stamp, which reads, “In the brush manner of Su Shi (1031–1101).” To the right of the composition, he also composed a rather enigmatic poem about bamboo: Flute-making material; cut it, and give it to the dragon’s son. New shoots, stored up to nourish the phoenix’s grandson. When the Yugong [a book] described Yangzhou [a city] and its products It was only appropriate that it regarded its bamboo as beautiful as jade. China, Asia

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