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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
Jizo Bodhisattva
anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1350, hanging scroll, AK-MAK-162
The Buddha Amida
anonymous, c. 1125 - c. 1175, sculpture, AK-MAK-294
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Tea caddy with a brown glaze
anonymous, anonymous, c. 1650 - c. 1699, AK-MAK-762
Candlestick with a conical bulb…
anonymous, c. 1775 - c. 1799, candlestick, AK-NM-6656-A
Yakushi Nyorai
anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1400, hanging scroll, AK-RAK-1996-2
Square bottle with flowering…
anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1724, BK-1968-215-A
Liefdespaar bekijkt een…
anonymous, 1800 - 1899, print, RP-P-1991-690
Denchû, in het paleis
anonymous, 1850 - 1860, print, RP-P-1995-322