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Splendours of the Subcontinent: A Prince's Tour of India 1875-6: The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
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INDIAN; CUTCH

Pair of rosewater sprinklers

c.1870-75

RCIN 11475

The decoration of these rosewater sprinklers is inspired by the tale of the two 12th century competing goldsmiths in Patan, Gujarat. One goldsmith produced a fish out of gold that could float in water. His opponent produced a crane that pecked and drowned the gold fish and was declared the winner.
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