No. 8 of 108 · A Hundred Worlds
Red Bamboo
Pictures by Hu Zhengyan
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A spray of bamboo in soft coral red, from Hu Zhengyan's Ten Bamboo Studio, a book printed in colour in Nanjing in 1633. Asked where he had ever seen red bamboo, the poet Su Shi is said to have replied by asking where anyone had seen black bamboo. For someone who loves quiet, graceful art.
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From the Ten Bamboo Studio, a book printed in colour in 1633 / RED BAMBOO / Bamboo · Nanjing, 1633 / Asked where he had ever seen red bamboo, / the poet Su Shi is said to have answered: / and where have you seen black bamboo?
