Rising Higher and Higher Bamboo - Chinese Painting Wall Scroll
154.1cm
60¾"
66.6cm
26¼"

Approximate Measurements

Artwork Panel: 48.4cm x 98.2cm  ≈  19" x 38¾"

Silk/Brocade: 57.6cm x 154.1cm  ≈  22¾" x 60¾"

Width at Wooden Knobs: 66.6cm  ≈  26¼"

Rising Higher and Higher Bamboo - Chinese Painting Wall Scroll close up view

Close up view of the artwork mounted to this silk brocade wall scroll

節節高升

Rising Higher and Higher

Jié Jié Gāo Shēng

jié jié gāo shēng 節節高升

The title of this painting is 節節高升 or "jié jié gāo shēng" which means, "Step [by] Step Rising Climbing". This suggests that we can follow the bamboo by growing or rising each day, step by step.

The rest of the inscription, 時在丁酉年春月半墨畫幷記題, indicates this was painted in the spring of 2017 by the artist 半墨 (Bàn-Mò). The artist's full name is 李半墨 or Lǐ Bàn-Mò.