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Javaanse hoffunctionarissen
anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1870, painting, NG-2010-41
Clothes make the man, so too in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but types. In addition to revealing the region these men come from, the meticulously painted clothes and batik motifs also provide information about their rank and status. These proud, confident figures are unusual: in…
On display in room 1.17
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
Wandtafel van verguld lindehout met…
anonymous, 1690 - 1710, furniture, BK-1975-80
Ambtskostuum van J.R. Thorbecke als…
anonymous, c. 1850, NG-532
Tapijt met de wapens van Rogier de…
anonymous, c. 1376 - c. 1378, BK-NM-11702
Christ’s Descent into Limbo
anonymous, c. 1440, sculpture, BK-1962-33
On display in room 0.1
Kakemono familie Cock Blomhoff
anonymous, 1817 - 1825, NG-1972-17
Honorary Medal Awarded by Frederick…
anonymous, 1629, medal, NG-1983-16-A
On display in room 2.16
Dress (Mantua) with Train
anonymous, c. 1750 - c. 1760, BK-1978-247