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Two temple guardians
anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1400, sculpture, AK-RAK-2007-1-B
These guards stand at the entrance to a temple to ward off evil. They are holding a vajra, with which to crush ignorance. Their open and shut mouths represent the first and last letters of the Japanese script: A and N: this symbolises the totality of sounds and letters, of knowledge. Worshippers who…
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Two temple guardians
anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1400, sculpture, AK-RAK-2007-1-A
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Tea bowl
anonymous, c. 1100 - c. 1299, AK-MAK-615
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Two Statuettes of Guanyin
anonymous, 512, sculpture, AK-RAK-1989-2
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Tomb figures of horses and camels
anonymous, 650 - 750, figure, AK-MAK-65
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
The bodhisattva Maitreya
anonymous, 500 - 525, sculpture, AK-MAK-71
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Ritual bell
anonymous, after -482, musical instrument, AK-MAK-9
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Sutra box
anonymous, c. 1200 - c. 1400, box, AK-MAK-178
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Cong
anonymous, c. -3300 - c. -2200, cong, AK-MAK-51
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2