Platter with the story of Pan An

early 18th century

Not on view

This large platter exemplifies typical wucai (five-color) ware from the Kangxi period, a golden age of enameled porcelain. The era saw the developed of unprecedented fresh hues and rich varieties of enamel, including the recently invented overglaze blue. The platter most likely depicts the talented writer Pan An (247–300) being showered with fruit. Unusually, the cart pulled by a goat refers to another handsome young man Wei Jie (286–312), even though he is not associated with fruit. The ceramic artist freely combined the tales into a composite scene.

Artwork Details

清康熙景德鎮窯五彩擲果盈車圖大盤
Title: Platter with the story of Pan An
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)
Date: early 18th century
Culture: China
Medium: Porcelain painted with overglaze polychrome enamels (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); Diam. 24 1/8 in. (61.3 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Bequest of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1960
Object Number: 61.200.69
Curatorial Department: Asian Art

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