拍品名称：

17TH CENTURY A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF VAISHRAVANA

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101

年代：

17TH CENTURY

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材质：

VAISHRAVANA

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高18cm

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LotNotesVaishravanaistheGuardianoftheNorthernDirectionandthekingoftheYakshas，typicallybenevolentspiritswhotendtothewondersofthenaturalworld.HeisassociatedwiththedeityKubera，andisalsoworshippedasagodofwealth.Muchlikehiscounterpart，heisshownholdinghisattributeofamongoose，fromwhichemanatesastreamofjewels，pearlsorcoinssymbolizingwealthandriches.WhileVaishravanacanbedepictedholdingoneofanumberofattributesinadditiontothemongoose，thepresentfigurewouldhaveprobablyheldabannerinhisraisedrighthand.Knownasadhvaja，or‘victorybanner，’itisconsideredasymbolofBuddha’sconquestofthearmiesofMara.AformofVaishravanaholdingabannerincorporatingatigerskin，whichisassociatedwithtriumphoverangerandaggression，isalsoknown.SeeR.Beer，TheEncyclopediaofTibetanSymbolsandMotifs，Boston，1999，pp.1801，for