Dish

anonymous, anoniem, anoniem, anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1720

Decorated with famille verte enamels, this dish features an anecdote about the master painter Ni Zan (1301-1374) from the Yuan dynasty (1279-1368). A lush Wuton-tree (Firmiana simplex, or parasol tree) grew in his garden. He was a firm believer in purity and cultivated the habit of rinsing the tree’s leaves and trunk together with his servant.

  • Artwork typeplatter
  • Object numberAK-RBK-16321
  • Dimensionsdiameter 15.3 cm, height 4.3 cm, diameter 26.9 cm
  • Physical characteristicsporselein met onderglazuur blauw, emailkleuren en verguldsel