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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

Virgin and Child

Adriaen van Wesel, c. 1470 - c. 1480, sculpture, BK-NM-3888

On display in room 0.1

The Meeting of Joachim and Anna

Master of Joachim and Anne, Master of Joachim and Anne, c. 1470, sculpture, BK-NM-88

Joachim and Anna were childless for many years. Until Anna’s prayers were answered and she miraculously conceived a daughter, Mary. Joyous at the news, they embrace each other tenderly. This intimate, almost timeless scene was once part of a large altar depicting stories about the life of the Virgin…

On display in room 0.1

Eight Stacked Beams

Carel Visser, 1964, sculpture, BK-2008-4

The eight massive planks that form this abstract sculpture are not stacked in precise symmetry. Each pair of planks is slightly further to the side. It all appears quite natural, yet the stack is impossible to balance. So the construction is a crucial element. In fact there is a seam along all the…

On display in room 3.4

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

Two temple guardians

anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1400, sculpture, AK-RAK-2007-1-A

On display in Asian pavilion, room 2

Bust of William IV

Jan Baptist Xavery, 1733, sculpture, BK-1959-78

On display in room 1.2

Landscape with the Retinue of the…

anonymous, c. 1470, sculpture, BK-16384

Mary, Joseph and three angels

Adriaen van Wesel, c. 1475 - c. 1477, sculpture, BK-NM-11647

On display in room 0.1

Christ’s Descent into Limbo

anonymous, c. 1440, sculpture, BK-1962-33

On display in room 0.1