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Roemer with a poem to Constantijn…
anonymous, 1619, BK-1983-15
Anna Roemers Visscher engraved one of her own poems in a wineglass as a gift for Constantijn Huygens. The verse contains a complaint and an exhortation: her pen has dried up, her brain has rusted. She asks Huygens to fetch her some water from the Helicon – where the Muses live – so her ink will flow…
On display in room 2.8
Javaanse hoffunctionarissen
anonymous, c. 1820 - c. 1870, painting, NG-2010-41
Clothes make the man, so too in Indonesia. These are not actual portraits, but types. In addition to revealing the region these men come from, the meticulously painted clothes and batik motifs also provide information about their rank and status. These proud, confident figures are unusual: in…
On display in room 1.17
Vase
anonymous, c. 1127 - c. 1279, AK-MAK-559
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Ritual bell
anonymous, after -482, musical instrument, AK-MAK-9
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Bottle
anonymous, 1684, BK-KOG-133
On display in room 2.20
Casket
anonymous, c. 1560 - c. 1600, BK-17523
On display in room 2.3
Three-headed Vishnu
anonymous, anonymous, c. 750 - c. 825, figure, AK-RAK-1990-3
On display in Asian pavilion, room 1
Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon
anonymous, c. 1300 - c. 1500, figure, AK-RAK-1997-1
On display in Asian pavilion, room 1
Two Hand Bells
anonymous, c. 800 - c. 900, musical instrument, AK-MAK-314
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2
Kuvera (Jambhala)
anonymous, 850 - 930, AK-MAK-311
On display in Asian pavilion, room 2