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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
Fragment of a pilaster with floral…
anonymous, c. 1260 - c. 1270, BK-NM-12117
Tomb of Arnold van der Sluis of…
anonymous, c. 1296 - c. 1325, BK-NM-8657
Two Water Vessels
anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1500, lamp, AK-MAK-268
Bowl with three stylized birds…
anonymous, c. 1275 - c. 1324, bowl, BK-2000-60
Bowl with foliate scroll borders
anonymous, c. 1275 - c. 1324, bowl, BK-2000-63-A
Bowl with two seated figures…
anonymous, c. 1275 - c. 1324, bowl, BK-2000-43
Fragment rode lampas met…
anonymous, 1300 - 1499, fragment, BK-16489
Virgin and Child
anonymous, c. 1225, sculpture, BK-1963-23
On display in room 0.2