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Overview section of excavation pit and 9th caisson
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Overview section of excavation pit and 9th caisson

anonymous · 1700 - 1800 · amalgam-gilded; steken; zwarten; casting; suassa

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Kwispedoor with a gilded foot and a trumpet-shaped mouth, and a black-lacquered bulbous body decorated with three relief cartouches depicting pagodas and a figure in a boat amidst a traditional Chinese landscape with trees, birds, and a butterfly. The inside of the mouth is engraved with fruit, flowers, and birds.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSpittoon. 1700 - 1800. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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