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Two temple guardians

anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1400, sculpture, AK-RAK-2007-1-A

On display in Asian pavilion, room 2

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

Armstoel van eikenhout, met huifkap

anonymous, c. 1560 - c. 1580, furniture, BK-KOG-1777

Half Model of a Sloop of War

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1820, builder's model, NG-MC-966

Spiegel in vergulde en gesneden…

anonymous, 1780, furniture, BK-1961-54

Half Model of a 68-Gun Ship of the…

anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1810, ship model, NG-MC-261

Profiel van Amsterdam

Johannes Rem (attributed to), after Jan Saenredam, after Willem Janszoon Blaeu, 1606, print, RP-P-1898-A-20079

Model of a Sounding Lead

anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1858, scale model, NG-MC-887

Half Model of a Hooker

anonymous, c. 1780 - c. 1820, ship model, NG-MC-980