The Luís Esteves Fernandes Collection of Asian Art - 22nd May 2013
Lot 2
A good Chinese gilt bronze figure of Vaishravana 17th/18th century
Estimate £8,000 - £12,000 | Hammer £41000
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Description
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）