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Drawing Water from the Well
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Two women draw the first water of the new year from a well. Traditionally, fern leaves and a twisted rope are attached to the wooden bucket held by one of the women. In the background a blooming plum tree. With two poems.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDrawing Water from the Well. 1809. Ryûryûkyo Shinsai. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
