A scripture from Tang Dynasty once spoke of a child carrying a bamboo branch with auspicious blessings. This inspired Pu Hsinyu in the creation of this work. Depicted in red, the colour of blessing, this bamboo twisted in a natural manner with a blessing of peace. In his lessons, Pu often used such Ruyi bamboo as in his teaching notes and red was the common colour used. Such notes would be given to students or friends as a new year gift as gifts of blessing. This work was painted with Langhao Lanzhu brush, from the left. One stroke was done to create five sections of the plant. These sections were depicted by the swing of brush. Ink is saturated and finished with a light touch. Bamboo leaves were depicted with specific brushstrokes according to their forms. This painting reflects Pu’s mastery in brushwork. Pu painted nodes of bamboo with regular script technique, leaves with cursive script technique, poem in running script. Bamboo was depicted in refined lines and space was enhanced by various tones of ink. Intertwining leaves added vibrancy to the painting, giving an elegant scholarly touch to the work.