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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
Two temple guardians
anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1400, sculpture, AK-RAK-2007-1-A
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Clear Weather with a Southerly Wind
Katsushika Hokusai, 1829 - 1833, print, RP-P-1952-183
Container in the form of a crane
anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1800, box, AK-MAK-682
Jizo Bodhisattva
anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1350, hanging scroll, AK-MAK-162
Writing Box and Inro
anonymous, 1700 - 1800, AK-MAK-156
Folding Screen with the Arrival of…
anonymous, c. 1600 - c. 1625, AK-RAK-1968-1-A
Tea bowl with a grey red glaze
anonymous, anonymous, c. 1575 - c. 1599, bowl, AK-MAK-675
The Buddha Amida
anonymous, c. 1125 - c. 1175, sculpture, AK-MAK-294
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2