Large kakemono of a bamboo in sumi-e

Kakemono (kakejiku), black ink (sumi-e) scroll painting on paper of a bamboo whose top is lost in the clouds evanescently. The power of the line, as traced by a single brushstroke, gives a strength synonymous with permanence in the face of the vagaries of time. Bamboo, a symbol of prosperity, is one of the auspicious plants, pine-bamboo-plum (shochikubai). Height approximately 2m.