Bamboo Collection (page 2)

Group of Westerners shown with a few Asian natives against a background of a dense stand of bamboo canes
3566230 Group of Westerners shown with a few Asian natives against a background of a dense stand of bamboo canes by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: 1890 -1905 ca)

Kago, chair with bearers, forming a bunch of braids bamboo - Kago, travelling chair - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured
CSO4980013 Kago, chair with bearers, forming a bunch of braids bamboo - Kago, travelling chair - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Kago, chair with bearers)

Chinese rope makers, Qing Dynasty. Workers twisting and weaving rope from bamboo on a horizontal frame
FLO4590295 Chinese rope makers, Qing Dynasty. Workers twisting and weaving rope from bamboo on a horizontal frame. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Bamboo walking stick insect from Jamaica. Illustration copied from George Edwards
FLO4641497 Bamboo walking stick insect from Jamaica. Illustration copied from George Edwards. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from " The Naturalist's Pocket Magazine," Harrison

Chinese musical instruments: zhu 1, yu in the shape of a tiger 2, paiban 3, free-reed bamboo sheng 5,6, bamboo pipes 7
FLO4622693 Chinese musical instruments: zhu 1, yu in the shape of a tiger 2, paiban 3, free-reed bamboo sheng 5,6, bamboo pipes 7, flutes or dizi 8,9,10

Flora and fauna of Asia, including bamboo, elephant, rhinoceros, camel and deer
FLO4622721 Flora and fauna of Asia, including bamboo, elephant, rhinoceros, camel and deer. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Luigi Giarre from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Chinese porcelain vases and teapots decorated with bamboo, cherry blossom, lizards, leaves and branches
FLO4622582 Chinese porcelain vases and teapots decorated with bamboo, cherry blossom, lizards, leaves and branches. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's

Chinese man writing with a brush at a desk. The brush is made of rabbit hair and bamboo
FLO4590188 Chinese man writing with a brush at a desk. The brush is made of rabbit hair and bamboo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Method of cutting paper material in China (after a Chinese illustration). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4647841 Method of cutting paper material in China (after a Chinese illustration). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens

Anduze, Bambouseraie de Prafrance, Cevennes 30140. Creation in 1856 by Eugene MAZEL, botanist
JEB4945742 Anduze, Bambouseraie de Prafrance, Cevennes 30140. Creation in 1856 by Eugene MAZEL, botanist. In 1902 acquisition of the 64-hectare estate by Gaston NEGRE

French. Coloured illustration. dated circa 1884. depicting tropical plants such as bamboo and banana in growth
5306751 French. Coloured illustration. dated circa 1884. depicting tropical plants such as bamboo and banana in growth; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Man drying silkworm cocoons over a charcoal pan surrounded by bamboo screen and using blanket
531652 Man drying silkworm cocoons over a charcoal pan surrounded by bamboo screen and using blanket and fan to regulate draught

Japan (b/w photo)
8674185 Japan (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Japan. Making use of the Bamboo to Lighten the Labour of Husking Rice)

Chinese natural clothing
5312119 Chinese natural clothing; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Chinese natural clothing: the working man holds a bamboo handled umbrella, whilst the peasant wears a rice straw cloak and hat)

Dwarf whitestripe bamboo, Pleioblastus fortunei (Bambusa fortunei). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte
FLO4627568 Dwarf whitestripe bamboo, Pleioblastus fortunei (Bambusa fortunei). Handcoloured lithograph from Louis van Houtte and Charles Lemaire's Flowers of the Gardens and Hothouses of Europe

Chinese pedlar and tobacconist, Qing Dynasty. The pedlar wears a bamboo lattice shop with handkerchiefs, ribbons
FLO4590360 Chinese pedlar and tobacconist, Qing Dynasty. The pedlar wears a bamboo lattice shop with handkerchiefs, ribbons, purses, etc

Fats and grains including wheat (ble), barley (barley), oats (barley), rice (rice), corn, maize (corn), papyrus
FLO4684679 Fats and grains including wheat (ble), barley (barley), oats (barley), rice (rice), corn, maize (corn), papyrus, sugar (sugar), sorghum (sorghum), bamboo (bamboo), waterlily (nenuphar)

A paper and bamboo sunshade
5310064 A paper and bamboo sunshade; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a paper and bamboo sunshade for use by soldiers and military observers in hot climates, particularly the Sudan)

Kago, single carrier chair, forming a bunk of braids bamboo - Kago, travelling chair - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured
CSO4979939 Kago, single carrier chair, forming a bunk of braids bamboo - Kago, travelling chair - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info.: Kago, single carrier chair)

Bamboo shoots legume - Japan 1880-1910
CSO4981941 Bamboo shoots legume - Japan 1880-1910 -; (add.info.: Bamboo shoots legume - Japan 1880-1910 -); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Bamboo in the Desert
Aylin Demir

Anduze, Bambouseraie de Prafrance, Cevennes 30140. Creation in 1856 by Eugene MAZEL, botanist
JEB4945768 Anduze, Bambouseraie de Prafrance, Cevennes 30140. Creation in 1856 by Eugene MAZEL, botanist. In 1902 acquisition of the 64-hectare estate by Gaston NEGRE

Anduze, Bambouseraie de Prafrance, Cevennes 30140. Creation in 1856 by Eugene MAZEL, botanist
JEB4945762 Anduze, Bambouseraie de Prafrance, Cevennes 30140. Creation in 1856 by Eugene MAZEL, botanist. In 1902 acquisition of the 64-hectare estate by Gaston NEGRE

Native of Outanata, New Guinea. He wears a grass skirt, waistband, bracelet and chest pouch
FLO4688464 Native of Outanata, New Guinea. He wears a grass skirt, waistband, bracelet and chest pouch, and carries a bamboo stick and cudgel

Human invention anticipated: Masts, yards, and engine-beams (engraving)
8658083 Human invention anticipated: Masts, yards, and engine-beams (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Masts, yards, and engine-beams)

Anduze, Bambouseraie de Prafrance, Cevennes 30140. Creation in 1856 by Eugene MAZEL, botanist
JEB4945699 Anduze, Bambouseraie de Prafrance, Cevennes 30140. Creation in 1856 by Eugene MAZEL, botanist. In 1902 acquisition of the 64-hectare estate by Gaston NEGRE

Anduze, Bambouseraie de Prafrance, Cevennes 30140. Creation in 1856 by Eugene MAZEL, botanist
JEB4945729 Anduze, Bambouseraie de Prafrance, Cevennes 30140. Creation in 1856 by Eugene MAZEL, botanist. In 1902 acquisition of the 64-hectare estate by Gaston NEGRE

Coexistence
Tiger Seo

Marrakech, Morocco. Tall stalks of bamboo

Trying to hide
Ferdinando Valverde

Beauty, between c1887 and c1890. Creator: Chikanobu Yoshu
Beauty, between c1887 and c1890. Series: Eastern Customs, Enumerated Blessings

Dragonfly, Coxcomb and Bamboo, Printed 1762. Creator: Miyazaki Yuzen
Dragonfly, Coxcomb and Bamboo, Printed 1762

The 70th Bengal Native Infantry drawing rations at the Commissariat Stores, Canton, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The 70th Bengal Native Infantry drawing rations at the Commissariat Stores, Canton, 1858. Indian soldiers in China. The Bengalese drawing their rations make a rather good subject for the picturesque;

Council House, Samoa, the Scene of the Late Conflict, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Council House, Samoa, the Scene of the Late Conflict, 1876....the insurrection, or revolution...caused an intervention on the part of a British ship of war

Yatsuhashi of Chumanjiya, 1831. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Yatsuhashi of Chumanjiya, 1831

The Expedition against the Malays: View of the Encampment, Bandar Bahru...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Expedition against the Malays: View of the Encampment, Bandar Bahru, from the back of the Residency, 1876. Engraving after a sketch made by Major O. H. Nicolls during the Perak War

Opening of the South Indian Railway between Tuticorin and Madura, Madras Presidency... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Opening of the South Indian Railway between Tuticorin and Madura, Madras Presidency: Natives waiting to see the Prince [of Wales], from a sketch by one of our special artists

Rock, Peony and Bamboo, c1750. Creator: Unknown
Rock, Peony and Bamboo, c1750

Hino Kumawaka Leaping from Bamboo, 1878. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Hino Kumawaka Leaping from Bamboo, 1878. From A Mirror of Wisdom, Benevolence and Valor in Japan

A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 21 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka
A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 21 of 33), 1900. Album of (thirty) color woodblock prints

Tagawaya Restaurant in Front of the Temple Daionji, between circa 1825 and circa 1835. Creator: Ikeda Eisen
Tagawaya Restaurant in Front of the Temple Daionji, between circa 1825 and circa 1835. Tagawaya Restaurant in Front of the Temple Daionji - Daionji mae Tagawaya - Series: A Guide to Modern Restaurants

Bamboo Leaves at Various Stages of Growth, c1850. Creator: Unknown
Bamboo Leaves at Various Stages of Growth, c1850

Sake Cup Shaped like a Buddhist Gong, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Sake Cup Shaped like a Buddhist Gong, 19th century

Dragon, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Dragon, 19th century

Buddhist Bell, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Buddhist Bell, 19th century. Alternate Title: Mokugyo

Taming an elephant, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Taming an elephant, 1785. Pen or stable built of bamboo framework in which three elephants are tied up. Singalese men pull on ropes. The middle elephant is doused with water. With inscription. No

Javanese Pantomime called Toping, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Javanese Pantomime called Toping, 1779-1785. Three Javanese dancers, seated musicians and spectators in an open-sided bamboo building in Batavia. With inscription. Part of Jan Brandes sketchbook, dl

Elephant stable, 1786. Creator: Jan Brandes
Elephant stable, 1786. Newly caught elephant in a bamboo framework between two trees. The head of the elephant is sewn on the paper with string so that it can turn. With inscription. No

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"Bamboo: A Versatile Wonder of Nature" Bamboo, a remarkable plant with countless uses and cultural significance, has been intertwined with human history for centuries. From the Nipa Houses near Manila, Philippines to the serene landscapes of China's Li River, it has left an indelible mark on diverse cultures across Asia. Just like Charlie Chaplin's timeless comedy brought joy to millions, bamboo stands tall as a symbol of resilience and adaptability. Its flexible nature allows it to sway gracefully in the wind, much like Yi Jeong's masterpiece "Bamboo in the Wind" from the early 17th century. During festivals such as Loi Krathong in Thailand or Komuso Buddhist rituals in Japan, monks light khom loy candles and lanterns while finding solace amidst groves of towering bamboo. Meanwhile, traditional Chinese cormorant fishermen skillfully navigate rivers using this versatile material. In India's bustling city of Kolkata, dangerous scaffolding made from bamboo showcases its strength even amidst challenging circumstances. And let us not forget about our adorable friends - red pandas and giant pandas - who munch contentedly on tender bamboo shoots within their natural habitats. From traditional stilt houses in Manila to wooden buckets used for uchimizu sidewalk washing in Japan, bamboo continues to be an integral part of daily life. Its sustainable properties make it an eco-friendly choice that resonates with both tradition and modernity. As we marvel at these captivating glimpses into different corners of Asia where bamboo thrives abundantly, let us appreciate its beauty and versatility. Bamboo truly embodies nature's gift – providing shelter, sustenance for wildlife like pandas or nourishing creativity through artistry – reminding us all that harmony between humans and nature is indeed possible.