A Chinese painted and gilt bronze statue of Virupaksha, the Heavenly King of the West, dating from the Ming dynasty with a wooden stand. The Buddhist guardian stands with his right hand down in shuni position, possibly originally to hold a sash or snake. His left hand holds up an object, perhaps a stupa. He wears armor adorned with beast heads, an omega-shaped green shawl, and a tall crown with the image of Amitabha Buddha. Dimensions are: 17 inches tall X 11 3/4 inches wide, 43.2 cm X 29.8 cm. Weight: 8800 grams. All measurements are approximate. Condition: There is gilt and paint wear, as well as general age wear. The object in his left hand is broken, and there is loss to his crown, scarf, and the bottom of his robe. There is cracking to the bottom of the scarf, and there are small holes to his back and throughout. Provenance: From a private Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania collection. Similar examples have been sold at Christie's Paris on December 13, 2011, as lot 62 as at Bonhams San Francisco on March 3, 2008, as lot 6522. High resolution images can be found here.