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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
Stadtholder’s chair
Gerrit Hutte, 1747, BK-NM-1315
Willem IV sat on this chair when he presided over the high court in The Hague. The cabinetmaker who made it, Hutte, and Van Dijck, who carved it, chose an extreme Rococo style for this ceremonial chair. The back is crowned with the arms of Zeeland, Holland and West Friesland and the embroidered…
On display in room 1.2
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
Draw-leaf table
anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1625, BK-NM-5850
On display in room 2.5
Sutra box
anonymous, c. 1200 - c. 1400, box, AK-MAK-178
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Portico and pediment from the…
Philips Vinckboons (II), 1639, relief (sculpture), BK-BFR-419
On display in room 2.8
Armchair of Jacoba of Bavaria
anonymous, c. 1560 - c. 1570, furniture, BK-NM-1009