Found:


Chest with nine bottles

anonymous, c. 1680 - c. 1700, chest, NG-444

The box was probably made in Batavia (Jakarta). The bottles are from Japan. They would have been used for expensive spice oils to prepare food, perfumes or medicines. Representatives of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) would present these as gifts to Asian potentates.

On display in room 2.9

Sword knife hilt

anonymous, 1600 - 1900, AK-MAK-1006

Hand guard

anonymous, 1700 - 1900, AK-MAK-1072

Hand guard

anonymous, 1600 - 1900, AK-MAK-1075

Hand guard

anonymous, 1800 - 1900, AK-MAK-1125

Sword knife hilt

anonymous, 1500 - 1900, AK-MAK-1018

Sword knife hilt with lotus

anonymous, c. 1800 - c. 1900, AK-MAK-1024

Five Hand Guards (tsuba)

anonymous, 1800 - 1900, AK-MAK-1087

Hand guard

anonymous, 1800 - 1900, AK-MAK-1081

Hand guard

anonymous, 1600 - 1699, AK-MAK-1041