SMALL GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VAISHRAVANA QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY 清 銅éŽé‡‘å¯¶è²¡å¤©çŽ‹åº§åƒ the Guardian of the North is cast seated upon a snarling fierce lion, holding a mongoose in his left hand, right hand held in tarjanimudra, his head well defined with bulging eyes below an intricate tiara, wears a full armour flanking with billowing scarf, the lion's mane, mouth and the figure's hair pigmented in red, all above a single-lotus throne sealed with a floral-incised plate on the base (7cm high) Qty: (1) Provenance: Private Taiwanese collection