A good Chinese gilt bronze figure of Vaishravana 17th/18th century

A good Chinese gilt bronze figure of Vaishravana 17th/18th century, the God of wealth and guardian of the North sits upon a recumbent lion, holding a canopy and wearing elaborate armour, with a rat perched on his knee, all raised on a lotus base, with traces of cold painted red and green pigments to the lion's jaws and tail, his robes finely incised with flowerheads, 17cm.

Provenance: from the collection of Luís Esteves Fernandes (1897-1988).

Cf. Council Auctions, Beijing, 8th December 2008, for a closely related figure. And also, Christie's, New York, 12th September 2012, lot 373.

十七/十八世紀  銅鎏金加彩財寶天王像

来源：路易斯•艾斯塔凡•法納得收藏（1897-1988）