of cylindrical form, raised on three feet, carved and undercut in recessed relief on one side with large chrysanthemum blooms borne on leafy sprays, the reverse signed Fujie followed by a seal reading Deng

The brushpot is in very good condition with the exception of natural flaws, including a shallow nick on the rim and a vertical one near this.
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Deng Fujia, zi Yongji, was a native of Fujian. He was a celebrated bamboo carver active in the late Yongzheng to early Qianlong period, and was particularly known for his carved depictions of floral sprays. A bamboo-root figure of Tao Yuanming appreciating chrysanthemum, signed Yongji, is in the collection of Shanghai Museum.