Mongolia, 18th c. Height 18.5 cm.
Cast bronze (heads and hands) and gilt copper repoussé. They watch over all four cardinal directions and protect the world and the buddhist faith. Two base plates replaced.
Provenance: German private collection since about 25 years. Exhibited from 2008-2013 at the Museum of Asian Art Berlin.
Compare: Chang Foundation (ed.), Buddhist Images in Gilt metal, Taipeh 1993, S. 160-167.