DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)

The fine carving on this rare biscuit basin is comparable to that seen on several studio items illustrated by T. Miller and H. Hui, Elegance in Relief: Carved Porcelain from Jingdezhen of the 19th to Early 20th Century, Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2006, no. 127, a rectangular paperweight carved with a branch of peaches; no. 136, a curved brush washer decorated on each side with different flowers; and no. 137, a square brush washer with three compartments decorated on the sides with seasonal flowers. All three are dated Daoguang (1821-1850) to Guangxu (1875-1908). On p. 286, the authors note that studio items produced during the Daoguang period are generally "one-of-a-kind items."