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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
Sutra box
anonymous, c. 1200 - c. 1400, box, AK-MAK-178
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Tea bowl
anonymous, c. 1100 - c. 1299, AK-MAK-615
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Three-headed Vishnu
anonymous, anonymous, c. 750 - c. 825, sculpture, AK-RAK-1990-3
On display in Asian pavilion, room 1
Nandishvara
anonymous, c. 800 - c. 900, sculpture, AK-MAK-232-A
On display in Asian pavilion, room 1
The bodhisattva Maitreya
anonymous, c. 200 - c. 300, sculpture, AK-MAK-1188
On display in Asian pavilion, room 1
The Buddha Amida
anonymous, c. 1125 - c. 1175, sculpture, AK-MAK-294
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Sleeping Vishnu
anonymous, c. 1100 - c. 1300, sculpture, AK-MAK-224
On display in Asian pavilion, room 1