A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VAISHRAVANA, TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY

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A GILT COPPER ALLOY FIGURE OF VAISHRAVANA

TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY

Height 3 ¾ in. (9.5 cm)

the deity cast in lalitasana atop a recumbent snow lion, clad in plate armor and a billowing sash, the left hand holding a mongoose, the right poised to hold a banner, the stern face framed by a curly beard and a furrowed brow, crowned with a five-pointed diadem

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 13692.