Himalayan Art Resources

Item: Vaishravana (Buddhist Protector) - Riding a Lion

རྣམ་ཐོས་སྲས། བྱང་ཕྱོགས་སྐྱོང་། 北方多闻天王
(item no. 90051)
Origin Location Himalayan Region
Date Range 1500 - 1599
Lineages Buddhist
Material Metal, Copper Inlay, Silver Inlay
Collection Rubin Museum of Art
Notes about the Central Figure

Classification: Deity

Appearance: King

Gender: Male

Interpretation / Description

Secondary Images
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