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TIBETO-CHINESE, 18TH CENTURY
Details
A gilt bronze figure of Kubera
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Seated in rajalalitasana on a cushion over a lotus base with beaded rims, holding a mongoose in his left hand, wearing a diaphanous dhoti, billowing sash and beaded jewelry, his bearded face surmounted by an openwork crown, the base sealed and stamped with a double-vajra
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
Tibeto-Chinese, 18th century
Seated in rajalalitasana on a cushion over a lotus base with beaded rims, holding a mongoose in his left hand, wearing a diaphanous dhoti, billowing sash and beaded jewelry, his bearded face surmounted by an openwork crown, the base sealed and stamped with a double-vajra
5 in. (12.7 cm.) high
Provenance
Acquired in the 1990s