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Shiva Nataraja
anonymous, c. 1100 - c. 1200, sculpture, AK-MAK-187
Shiva is depicted here as Nataraja (Lord of the Dance), standing in a ring of fire in the anandatandava position. He is both the creator and destroyer of the world. He is standing on a dwarf, symbolising ignorance. Richly decorated bronze statues of Hindu gods like this are carried in processions…
On display in Asian pavilion, room 1
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
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
Shiva, Parvati, and Ganesha
anonymous, 850 - 930, sculpture, AK-MAK-524-A
Two Statuettes of Guanyin
anonymous, 512, sculpture, AK-RAK-1989-2
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
The bodhisattva Maitreya
anonymous, c. 200 - c. 300, sculpture, AK-MAK-1188
On display in Asian pavilion, room 1
Three-headed Vishnu
anonymous, anonymous, c. 750 - c. 825, sculpture, AK-RAK-1990-3
On display in Asian pavilion, room 1
Shiva, Parvati, and Ganesha
anonymous, 850 - 930, sculpture, AK-MAK-251
Shiva with the Moon in his Hair
anonymous, c. 1000 - c. 1200, sculpture, AK-MAK-1291