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In this case a man is drinking iced water from a barrel. Iced water was provided to travellers free of charge by the state. The first owner of the album has added his own pencil annotations in English. Paintings similar to this one were produced to satisfy the curiosity of Westerners who wanted to know more about China.","physicalDescription":"Painting, depicting a central figure on plain ground. Below four yellow flags, a figure draws a ladelful of liquid from a oval vessel. On the right, an accompanying description in Chinese explaining the content of each painting. An English translation is also visible in pencil, though its accuracy cannot be guaranteed. 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