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Carvings from materials of vegetable origin, like wood, bamboo or gourd, represent one of the most elaborate and refined crafts in China, and often bear the signature of the artist. In this example, the two characters <i>Yongji</i> are incised on the base; they are the signature of the artist Deng Fujia, probably native of Fujian in south-east China and active during the Yongzheng (1723-1735) and Qianlong (1736-1795) reigns. His works of art are particularly rare since he produced mainly luxury goods for the imperial household.","physicalDescription":"Bamboo box, carved as a section of pine trunk, with branches of pine tree in relief on the surface. 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This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project.\nFrom Register:\n\nBox and cover, in shape of a sectio of bamboo, carved on the edges to imitate a pine branch, from which two pine-branches in very high relief rise and fold over the upper surface. Signed Yo-kichi.\nJapanese; late 18th century\nRevised Korzumi 3/11/1921.\n\nThe 1921 reattribution as Japanese overleaf can be ignored.\nSee Ip Yee and Lawrence C.S. Tam, <u>Chinese Bamboo Carving</u>, Part II (Hong Kong Museum f Art 1982), p. 114\nCC 5/9/1983;;","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Box and cover, carved bamboo, China, Qing dynasty, ca. 1720-1750","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Clunas, Craig. <u>Chinese Carving</u>. London: Sun Tree Publishing Ltd in association with the Victoria & Albert Museum, 1996. p. 50, fig. 51."},{"reference":{"text":"Kerr, Rose (ed.), Chinese Art and Design: the T.T. Tsui Gallery of Chinese Art. 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