Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vaishravana (Buddhist Protector) - Guardian King

རྣམ་ཐོས་སྲས། བྱང་ཕྱོགས་སྐྱོང་། 北方多闻天王
(item no. 10608)
Lineages Buddhist
Material Bronze
Collection Private
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: King

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Vaisravana rather than Jambhala because he is wearing armor, and the victory banner held in his right hand has snapped off.

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Collection: Sotheby's, Sculpture (March, 1996; New York)