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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
Seitaka doji
anonymous, c. 1275 - c. 1400, sculpture, AK-MAK-295
Staande Jikokuten
anonymous, 1300 - 1400, sculpture, AK-MAK-118
Two Bodhisattvas
anonymous, c. 1275 - c. 1350, sculpture, AK-MAK-117