Bamboo Shoots

Shibata Zeshin

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The lacquer artist and painter Shibata Zeshin rendered plump bamboo shoots and a single branch of leaves not in traditional ink and mineral pigments but in lacquer (urushi) on paper, using a technique of his own invention.

Asian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met's collection of Asian art—more than 35,000 objects, ranging in date from the third millennium B.C. to the twenty-first century—is one of the largest and most comprehensive in the world. Each of the many civilizations of Asia is represented by outstanding works, providing an unrivaled experience of the artistic traditions of nearly half the world.

Metropolitan Museum of Art