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Bamboo brushpot with Lao Zi on buffalo Qing
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Bamboo brushpot with Lao Zi on buffalo Qing
Bamboo brushpot with Lao Zi on buffalo Qing
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Bamboo brushpot with Lao Zi on buffalo Qing dynasty, signed by Wu Zhifan and cyclically dated, probably 1672
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Bamboo brushpot with Lao Zi on buffalo Qing
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brushpot
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bamboo; brushpot; figure; Wu Zhifan; Qing; wood; scholar's studio; signed; dated; China; buffalo; Laozi; Jiangsu; animal; inscription
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Nicely patinated bamboo brush pot decorated in low relief with figure of Laozi on a buffalo with inscription, signature of Wu Zhifan a native of Jiading, Jiangsu Province and a noted carver active in the Kangxi period and a cyclical date corresponding to 1682. He is generally regarded as the first to carve figures in low relief on an almost plain carved-away background as here making the design appear almost as high relief.
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bamboo
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good
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16 cm
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10.8 cm
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Gallery 2
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1682
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Kangxi period
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