Bamboo Collection

Giant Panda - Mother and Young Cub - Wolong Nature Reserve - Qionglai Mountains - China 4MA764P
TOM-1459 Giant Panda - Mother and Young Cub Wolong Nature Reserve - Qionglai Mountains - China Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Nipa Houses near Manila, Philippines
Nipa Stilt Houses (also known as bahay kubo, is an indigenous house used in the Philippines)

Black man eating a large watermelon (coloured photo)
6000022 Black man eating a large watermelon (coloured photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Black man eating a large watermelon)

Komuso Buddhist monks, Japan. They wear a straw basket (tengai) over their head and play a bamboo flute (shakuhachi). Date: circa 1890s

Traditional Chinese cormorant fisherman, Li River, near Xingping, China

CHARLIE CHAPLIN (1889-1977). Charles Spencer Chaplin. English film actor and comedian. Photograph, early 20th century

Monks lighting khom loy candles and lanterns for Loi Krathong festival

Bamboo in the Wind, early 17th century. Creator: Yi Jeong (Korean, 1541-1626)
Bamboo in the Wind, early 17th century

Philippines - Manila - Traditional stilt houses
Philippines - Manila - Traditional bamboo stilt houses

Traditional Japanese wooden bucket and ladle for washing sidewalk in a custom called uchimizu, Japan, Asia

Dangerous scaffolding, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, Asia

Red/Lesser Panda - Eating bamboo shoot. 2mu383 Wolong Nature Reserve, China
TOM-801 Red / Lesser PANDA / Red cat-bear - Eating bamboo shoot Wolong Nature Reserve

Pile of stones used for stone therapy. Bamboo (family Poaceae) is at the top

Panda eating bamboo

Four Japanese women amid bamboo with a young child
Four Japanese women stand amid bamboo with a young child seated in the front and surrounded by hanging baskets of food and Japanese flags and figurines

Red Panda - eating bamboo
WAT-9423 Red / Lesser PANDA / Red cat-bear Ailurus fulgens Found in Himalayas and mountain regions of Myanmar and China M

Advert for Oetzmann & Co. Victorian furniture 1890
Variety of Victorian household items. 1890

Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) at the Panda Bear reserve, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Asia

Faience plate painted with a Chinoiserie decoration. C. 1670
Faience plate painted with a Chinoiserie decoration. C.1670-1690. Anonymous. Delft. Rijksmuseum. Amsterdam. Holland

Red panda (Ailurus fulgens) captive, occurs in China

Red-eyed tree frog clinging to a plant stem. Red-eyed tree frogs (Agalychnis callidryas) are found in the tropical rainforests of central America where they live in trees and other vegetation

China, Sichuan Province. Giant Panda feeds on bamboo in winter snow at Wolong Nature Reserve

Iban tribeswoman mending bamboo longhouse verandah floor, Lemanak River, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Giant Panda - Eating bamboo - Wolong Reserve, Sichuan, China JPF36392
JPF-9877 GIANT PANDA - lying on back, eating bamboo Wolong Reserve, Sichuan

Giant Panda Wolong Reserve, Sichuan, China
JPF-9938 GIANT PANDA - Sitting, eating bamboo Wolong reserve, Sichuan

Bamboo - detail of the stubble
PPG-1582 Bamboo - detail of the stubble Phyllostachys pubescens Pascal Goetgheluck Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Bamboo avenue, St. Elizabeth, Jamaica, West Indies, Central America

Shino-Ware Ewer, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Shino-Ware Ewer, 17th century

Advert for Maple & Co furniture 1895
Selection of household furnishings. Date: 1895

Bamboo Time
Alessandro Catta

Lion at Rest, ca. 1585. Creator: Mansur
Lion at Rest, ca. 1585

Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) at the Panda Bear reserve, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Asia

Traditional Japanese portal, Anduze, Gard, France, Europe

Tea leaves drying, Longjing, Hangzhou, China, Asia

Bamboo forest, Hokokuji temple garden, Kamakura, Kanagawa prefecture, Japan, Asia

Steps Through Bamboo Forest, Adashino Nembutsu-ji Temple, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

Bamboo forest, Sagano, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

China, Hong Kong, Bamboo Scaffolding

Typical Tongkonan houses, Rantepao, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Aerial view of Vietnamese workers picking incense sticks from an incense field in Huyện Ứng Hòa, Hanoi, Vietnam

Giant thorny bamboo, Bambusa bambos, in India. Bamboo, Bambusa arundinacea, Aquatint drawn and engraved by William Daniell from William Wood's Zoography, Cadell and Davies, 1807

Copperband butterflyfish hanging from a bamboo pole
Copperband butterflyfish, Chelmon rostratus, hanging from a bamboo pole on a river, near a basket and fishing net. Rostrated chaetodon, Chaetodon rostratus

Chinese trades, Qing dynasty, 1800s

Chinese female musician and musical instruments, 1800s
Chinese musical instruments, Qing dynasty

Dog - Shiba Inu wearing an oriental bamboo / straw hat Date: 09-04-2006

NAGA WARRIOR TRIBE BAMBOO DANCE, NAGALAND, NORTH EAST INDIA
India, Nagaland, Naga Warrior tribe performing bamboo dance

BAMBOO POLE CLIMBING, NAGA WARRIOR TRIBE, NAGALAND, NORTH EAST INDIA
India, Nagaland, Naga Warrior tribal feat of climbing Bamboo poles

Nitsches bush Viper (Atheris nitschei) captive, from Uganda and Congo

Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) sitting with Bamboo in background. Shenshuping Panda Base, Wolong Nature Reserve, Wenchuan, Sichuan Province, China. Captive

Traditional Toraja houses in Rantepao, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Woman on a boat checking freshly dyed fabric hanging from bamboo poles to dry. Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

Woman in a window checking freshly dyed fabric hanging from bamboo poles to dry on a house. Lake Inle, Nyaungshwe Township, Taunggyi District, Shan State, Myanmar

Bamboo & Maple Trees in Autumn, Nara, Kansai, Japan

Japanese Couple on Steps Through Bamboo Forest, Adashino Nembutsu-ji Temple, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

Traditional Toraja family tomb, Rantepao, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesia

Traditional Toraja village, Rantepao, Tana Toraja, Sulawesi, Indonesia

China, Hunan province, Fenghuang, traditional bamboo rafts and riverside houses reflecting in the river by night

A raised wooden walkway through the bamboo forest that leads to Waimoku Falls, Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii. November, 2016

Kobe, Japan - A komuso (monk of the Fuke sect) wearing a basket hat (tengai or tengui) and playing the shakuhachi bamboo flute. Date: 1928

Windsor Bamboo-turned Chair, c. 1937. Creator: Edward L Loper
Windsor Bamboo-turned Chair, c. 1937

USA, Hawaii, Big Island of Hawaii. Bamboo is invasive to the Hawaiian Islands, Hamakua Coast

Batavian ware cup and saucer, cargo of the sunken ship Geldermalsen, c
CH440588 Batavian ware cup and saucer, cargo of the sunken ship Geldermalsen, c.1750 (porcelain) by Dutch School

Chinese toy seller and boys playing Jianzi, Qing Dynasty
Chinese itinerant toy seller and boys playing Jianzi by kicking a shuttlecock, Qing Dynasty. The toy man holds a bamboo stick with three small puppets

Embroiderer working on two pieces of silk cloth, Qing Dynasty. One with a bird for a civil mandarin, one with a quadruped animal for a military mandarin

Laos - Champasak Province - Man and woman of the Lao Theung
Laos - Champasak Province - A man and woman of the Lao Theung (or Lao Thoeng) Date: circa 1910s

Asagao, fromaMomoyo-gusa (The World of Things) Vol I, pub. 1909 (colour block woodcut)
3506751 Asagao, fromAMomoyo-gusa (The World of Things) Vol I, pub.1909 (colour block woodcut) by Sekka

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China, Jiangsu, Qidong, Farmers clearing aquatic vegetation from a choked irrigation canal with bamboo poles. They hope to catch any surviving fish in small mesh nets attached to some of the poles

Bamboo grove, late 14th century. Creator: Shen Xun
Bamboo grove, late 14th century. Yuan (1271-1368) or Ming (1368-1644) dynasty

Bamboo in Wind and Rain, ca. 1694. Creator: Shitao
Bamboo in Wind and Rain, ca. 1694

Bamboo growing beside narrow mountain track. Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, Yunnan Province, China. May 2009. Digitally stitched panorama

Lac Alaotra bamboo lemur (Hapalemur alaotrensis), carrying young, Lake Alaotra, Madagascar, Criticaly endangerd species

Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), view upwards into canopy, Shunan Zhuhai National Park, Sichuan Province, China

Chinese Wallpaper in Coutts Bank, 18th century, (1934). Creator: Unknown
Chinese Wallpaper in Coutts Bank, 18th century, (1934). Inspectors testing, sorting and storing rice, and a picnic party, travellers and a priest in the foreground

Food in bamboo steamer, Pengzhen, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China

Vietnam-Lifestyle-Holiday-Religion-Craft
This picture taken on January 3, 2019 shows a Vietnamese woman collecting incense sticks in a courtyard in the village of Quang Phu Cau on the outskirts of Hanoi

RF- Giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) feeding on bamboo in snow. Captive born in 2000, occurs in China

Bamboo Forest at Sagano, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

bamboo for sale in the Old Town, Hanoi, Vietnam

Bamboo forest, Hangzhou, China

Pathway through the Bamboo Forest at Sagano, Arashiyama, Kyoto, Japan

Vietnam, Phu Yen province, a woman lays out traditional reed mats to dry

Sun Shining Through Maples & Bamboo Forest, Nara, Kansai, Japan

The pyramid of the "Labirinto della Masone "in Fontanellato, Parma, Italy
The pyramid of the " Labirinto della Masone " in Fontanellato, Parma, Italy. Home to the largest bamboo labyrinth in Europe

Noodles drying from bamboo under sunlight, Hsipaw, Hsipaw Township, Kyaukme District, Shan State, Myanmar

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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.