Qing emperor who came to the throne at five in 1861 while his mother 慈禧 held real power. His reign saw the end of the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the brief 同治中兴 (Tongzhi Restoration). He died at 18.
Zhè jiàn cíqì shì Tóngzhì shíqī de guān yáo zuòpǐn.
This porcelain is an imperial-kiln work from the Tongzhi period.
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The reign was first to be called 祺祥; after the 1861 coup against the eight regents it became 同治, 'ruling together', widely read as the boy and the empresses dowager governing side by side. It sounds exactly like 同志 'comrade'.
