Wearing a jeweled crown on his head, a high hair bun, and a silk band draped across his shoulders, the armored figure dons a fierce and mighty expression. His left arm is held near his waist, while his left hand holds a “treasure-spitting mouse”. The figure’s right arm is held high in front of his chest, while his right hand grasps a poled filled with treasures (now lost). With a slightly bent left leg and an upward facing right leg, it sits sideways on the back of a lion. A lotus pedestal lies underneath the lion. Vaishravana is the chief of the Four Heavenly kings, and also known as the “Deity Who Hears Much”. He is the guardian of the northern direction, and his home is in the northern quadrant of Mount Sumeru. He is also the protector of wealth.

H: 20 cm