# Bamboo in the Wind

- By: Ma Yu (Chinese, active 1706–1724)
- Date: 1724
- Medium: hanging scroll; ink on silk
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Overall: 140 x 57.5 cm (55 1/8 x 22 5/8 in.)
- Culture: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Credit line: Gift of Charles L. Freer
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.96)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/1915.96/1915.96_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

In traditional Chinese culture, bamboo symbolizes a gentleman's virtuous resilience and flexibility.