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Blue Macaw

Meissener Porzellan Manufaktur, 1731, BK-17496

German scientists discovered the ingredients of Chinese porcelain in the 18th century. Elector August the Strong was such a fan of this hard, translucent white material that he filled his Japanese Palace in Dresden with porcelain objects. In the 1730s, he had a series of large birds and animals…

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

Justice

Artus Quellinus (I), 1650 - 1651, sculpture, BK-AM-51-5

On display in room 2.18

Warships in a Heavy Storm

Ludolf Bakhuysen, c. 1695, painting, SK-A-4856

Feestmaal van Cleopatra

Gerard de Lairesse, 1675 - 1680, print, RP-P-OB-46.795

Diorama of Government Square in…

Gerrit Schouten, 1812, NG-412

On display in room 1.17

Wandtafel van verguld lindehout met…

anonymous, 1690 - 1710, furniture, BK-1975-80

Honorary Medal Awarded by Frederick…

anonymous, 1629, medal, NG-1983-16-A

On display in room 2.16

Portrait of a Man

Frans Hals, c. 1635, painting, SK-A-1246

On display in Philips wing, room 1.3

The Grey Horse

Philips Wouwerman, c. 1646, painting, SK-A-1610