Bamboo and Rock, first half 19th century, Yamamoto Baiitsu, Japanese, 1783 - 1856, 42 3/16 ¡Ñ 15 3/4 in. (107.16 ¡Ñ 40.01 cm) (image)71 1/4 ¡Ñ 21 3/4 in. (180.98 ¡Ñ 55.25 cm) (mount, without roller), Ink on silk, Japan, 19th century, Yamamoto Baiitsu is best known for his large-scale paintings of birds and flowers, characterized by delicate brushwork. However, this painting is typical of Baiitsu¡¦s work in the style of Chinese scholar-painters: a clump of bamboo painted with a wet inky brush, behind a rough rock rendered with a much drier brush.