Vaishravana in polychrome gilt bronze

Vaishravana in polychrome gilded bronze depicted seated on a roaring snow lion, lying on a lotus-shaped base. Vaishravana is depicted looking wrathful, his eyes bulging. His right hand is in tarjani-mudra, and his left hand holds a mongoose. He is dressed in finely chiseled armor, with a fish hanging from his belt, and wears a crown of leaves adorned with cabochon stones.

Parallels and comparisons: For a similar statuette, see Christie’s sale of 20/06/2017 in Paris, lot 35.

Height: 17 cm
Width: 15 cm

Provenance: Jacques Cazeaux, diplomat posted to China and Indochina during the 20th century.

Missing stones.