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The bodhisattva Manjushri

anonymous, c. 800 - c. 900, sculpture, AK-MAK-240

In China, Manjushri is venerated as one of the first advocates of Buddhism. On Java he appears as a young man wearing straps of jewellery across his chest. This Manjushri is probably gesturing the turning of the wheel of wisdom: this symbolises the start of the Buddhist cycle of learning and the…

On display in Asian pavilion, room 1

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 Philips wing, room 1.3

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

Triton Blowing a Conch Shell

Adriaen de Vries, c. 1615 - c. 1617, figure, BK-C-1997-2

On display in room 2.1

Mars

Francis van Bossuit, c. 1680 - in or before 1692, figure, BK-1998-74

On display in room 2.26

Equestrian statue of…

William Low (possibly), c. 1827, figure, NG-1997-1

Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon

anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1500, sculpture, AK-RAK-1997-1

On display in Asian pavilion, room 1

Avalokiteshvara

anonymous, c. 750 - c. 900, figure, AK-RAK-2000-15

On display in Asian pavilion, room 1

Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon

anonymous, c. 1000 - c. 1100, figure, AK-RAK-1992-1

On display in Asian pavilion, room 1