Chinese Ceramic Cylinder Vessel

Red bamboo grows straight up the side, leaves blowing in a breeze that never arrives.

This cylinder vessel comes from China and is contemporary, in porcelain. Bamboo is among the most beloved subjects in Chinese painting, often taken to stand for integrity and resilience because it bends without breaking. Here tall stalks rise from the foot almost to the rim, their jointed stems and clustered leaves painted in a deep copper red over a glossy white ground. The brushwork is loose and quick. The form is a plain upright cylinder with a straight rim. It is 8 inches wide and 24 high.

A forest in a single color, and not a leaf out of place.