# Bamboo stems with branches and foliage

**Kishi Ganku** (1749–1838)  
19th century  
Ink and color on silk  
H x W (image): 51.9 x 67.2 cm (20 7/16 x 26 7/16 in)

Courtesy of the National Museum of Asian Art, Smithsonian Institution, F1894.30. [The museum's record](https://asia.si.edu/object/F1894.30/).

## About this work

Kishi Ganku painted this in 19th century. It is now at the National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, DC.

### How it was made

- **Ink and colour on silk.** Silk was sized with glue and alum so it would hold a crisp brushline, and mineral colours were built up in thin layers. The sheen of the weave still shows through.

### [Kishi Ganku](https://www.ochreeditions.com/artists/kishi-ganku)

1749–1838

## Facts

- Type: Painting
- Culture: Japanese
- Real size: about 20 × 26 in (52 × 67 cm). The 18 × 24 in print is close to life size.
- Subjects: Edo period, Japan, (1600 - 1868), Bamboo, Kakemono
- Colour: olive
- Rights: public domain (CC0 1.0); free to use for any purpose.

## Get it

- Free download, full resolution: https://img.ochreeditions.com/m/1761.jpg?dl=1
- Image: https://img.ochreeditions.com/a/1761/1920.jpg
- Giclée reproduction on Hahnemühle Photo Rag: 8 × 10 in $28; 11 × 14 in $38; 12 × 16 in $42; 16 × 20 in $56; 18 × 24 in $68; 20 × 30 in $86; 24 × 36 in $108; 30 × 40 in $148
- Framed reproduction: 8 × 10 in $78; 11 × 14 in $98; 12 × 16 in $108; 16 × 20 in $138; 18 × 24 in $164; 20 × 30 in $208; 24 × 36 in $258; 30 × 40 in $338
- Canvas reproduction: 8 × 10 in $58; 11 × 14 in $72; 12 × 16 in $79; 16 × 20 in $98; 18 × 24 in $118; 20 × 30 in $148; 24 × 36 in $178; 30 × 40 in $228
- Print-ready file: 8 × 10 in $2; 11 × 14 in $2; 12 × 16 in $3; 16 × 20 in $3; 18 × 24 in $3; 20 × 30 in $5; 24 × 36 in $5; 30 × 40 in $5

Sizes stop where the museum's file would print below 150 pixels per inch. Everything sold is a reproduction, made to order. [Order a print](https://www.ochreeditions.com/art/bamboo-stems-with-branches-and-foliage-si-fsg-f1894-30).