Powerfully cast with his arms radiating around him and striding in alidhasana on prostrated figures over a lotus base, holding a chopper and skullcup in his principal hands wrapped around his consort, his face with a ferocious expression highlighted in cold gold and polychromy. Width:24.5cm, Height:32.5cm, Auction Result Comparison: Compare the related gilt bronze figure of Yamantaka, also dated in the 18th century at the Christie’s London in Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles on 14th May 2014, live auction 5291, price realised for GBP17,500. Provenance: Private estate collection from Toshio Nomura. Toshio Nomura (1930-2014) was a Japanese businessman in Kansai area and a private collector. His maternal grandfather, Hisashi Ueno, began working at the Tianjin Concession Consulate in 1913. During his 27 years in China, he collected a large number of Chinese works of art, with a wide range of interests, particularly in porcelain and metal pieces. WALNUT TREE AUCTION HOUSE provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, and is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age, condition, mater.