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Plate with Three Characters from the Book Waterbank
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Hu Sanniang is one of the female characters in the Water Margin. She is also called Yizhangqing, or ‘Ten Feet of Blue’. This refers to her two sabres, with which she would take on several attackers at the same time. Hu Sanniang is here depicted juggling three balls. Behind her you can just see the hilt and tip of one of her sabres.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineBord met drie personages uit het boek Wateroever. c. 1690 - c. 1710. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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