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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
Young Woman with a Lantern
Suzuki Harunobu, 1765 - 1770, print, RP-P-1956-612
On display in room 1.8
Suzuribako
anonymous, 1850 - 1900, AK-MAK-875
On display in room 0.7
Octagonal plate with an image of…
anonymous, c. 1730, plate (dishes), BK-1989-8
On display in room 0.10
Lakdoos op onderstel, vijflobbig…
anonymous, 1675 - 1699, box, AK-RBK-1968-113
On display in room 0.7
Acteur Nakamura Tomijuro I in de…
Kiyonobu (II) , Torii, 1742, print, RP-P-1956-579
On display in room 1.8
Sake bottle with a bird on a rock…
anonymous, c. 1660 - c. 1680, AK-MAK-683
On display in room 0.10
Dish
anonymous, c. 1690 - c. 1705, plate (dishes), BK-1994-30
On display in room 1.5
Square bottle with flowering plants…
anonymous, c. 1670 - c. 1690, BK-1968-213-B
On display in room 0.10
Doos
anonymous, 1800 - 1900, box, AK-MAK-713
On display in room 0.7