Found:


Book chest of Hugo de Groot

anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1615, NG-KOG-1208

Traditionally, it was in this case that Hugo de Groot escaped from Loevestein Castle in 1621. He had been serving a life sentence there since 1619. The internationally renowned jurist De Groot (Grotius) had been arrested in 1618 as a political opponent of Prince Maurice. After his escape, De Groot…

On display in room 2.5

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

Aquamanile in the form of a horse

anonymous, c. 1200 - c. 1300, figure, BK-NM-14111

On display in room 0.2

The Buddha Amida

anonymous, c. 1125 - c. 1175, sculpture, AK-MAK-294

On display in Asian pavilion, room 2

Child’s cot

anonymous, c. 1620 - c. 1650, furniture, BK-KOG-1810

On display in room 2.4

Applique

anonymous, c. -600 - c. -100, AK-MAK-1318

Jizo Bodhisattva

anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1350, hanging scroll, AK-MAK-162

Ernest Casimir’s Hat with a Bullet…

anonymous, in or before 1632, hat, NG-NM-7445

On display in room 2.8