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Vaishravana as Kubera (Dou Wen Tian)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a gold statue of Vaishravana as Kubera. The statue shows a man sitting on a rectangular base with one knee bent and the other leg extended. He wears a crown and holds a sword in his right hand. His left hand rests on a small figure. He has a necklace around his neck and a cloth draped over his shoulder and around his waist. The statue is gold-colored, and the background is gray.

Artwork Details

Date
19th century
Medium
Brass with traces of pigment, lost-wax cast
Culture
Mongolia or China
Dimensions
468 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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