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- Asian pavilion (5)

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Two temple guardians

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

On display in Asian pavilion, room 2

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

The Buddha Amida

anonymous, c. 1125 - c. 1175, sculpture, AK-MAK-294

On display in Asian pavilion, room 2

The Buddha Amida Nyorai

anonymous, c. 1500 - c. 1600, sculpture, AK-MAK-121

On display in Asian pavilion, room 2

Shotoku Taishi

anonymous, c. 1200 - c. 1350, sculpture, AK-BR-JAN-1

On display in Asian pavilion, room 2