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Guanyin
anonymous, c. 1100 - c. 1200, sculpture, AK-MAK-84
The Buddhist deity Guanyin, who rescues people in need, is shown here meditating, seated on a rock. According to legend, he was once discovered in this position, meditating on the moon’s reflection in the water - in Buddhism a symbol of illusion and transience. His pose and facial expression embody…
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
The bodhisattva Manjushri
anonymous, c. 800 - c. 900, sculpture, AK-MAK-240
In China, Manjushri is venerated as one of the first advocates of Buddhism. On Java he appears as a young man wearing straps of jewellery across his chest. This Manjushri is probably gesturing the turning of the wheel of wisdom: this symbolises the start of the Buddhist cycle of learning and the…
On display in Asian pavilion, room 1
A Dutch Merchant, Possibly Andreas…
Chitqua (attributed to), c. 1770, figure, BK-1976-49
Van Braam Houckgeest ran the Dutch East India Company (VOC) base in Canton harbour in south China from 1790 to 1795. He may have commissioned this figure of himself on a previous journey in China. Chinese sculptor Chitqua specialised in this kind of clay portrait, mainly for foreigners. Similar…
On display in room 1.5
Bust of a Man Hendrik de Keyser…
Hendrick de Keyser (I), 1606, figure, BK-NM-4191
On display in room 2.5
Minerva and Cupid
Gerolamo Campagna, Niccolò Roccatagliata, c. 1600, figure, BK-1959-2
On display in room 0.5
Hercules Pomarius
Willem Danielsz. van Tetrode, c. 1562 - c. 1567, figure, BK-1954-43-1
On display in room 2.1
Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon
anonymous, c. 1000 - c. 1100, figure, AK-RAK-1992-1
On display in Asian pavilion, room 1
Nandishvara
anonymous, c. 800 - c. 900, sculpture, AK-MAK-232-A
On display in Asian pavilion, room 1
The Buddha Amida
anonymous, c. 1125 - c. 1175, sculpture, AK-MAK-294
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2