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Bowl 'Hansel in the cellar'
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Bell-shaped porcelain bowl on three feet with an octagonal, lobed rim, painted in underglaze blue. In the bowl a hollow, round elevation, in which a loose porcelain figurine is placed. This figurine comes up when liquid is poured into the bowl, a so-called 'Jack in the cellar'. On this elevation a decorative band; the inner rim with a band with flower branches. The outside with painted leaf veins. Some chips in the rim. Blue-and-white.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBowl 'Hansel in the cellar'. c. 1700 - c. 1724. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.