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Two Puppets Resting Against a Box
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Two paper dolls leaning against a box. In the foreground lie a pair of scissors, a piece of fabric, and a print depicting the treasure ship. Such prints were placed under the pillow on New Year's Eve in the hope of the 'first lucky dream of the new year'. With four poems.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineTwo Puppets Resting Against a Box. 1818. Ryûryûkyo Shinsai. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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