Location:
Mezzanin: A New Perception – View on China
Mezzanin: A New Perception – View on China
Location:
Mezzanin: A New Perception – View on China
Mezzanin: A New Perception – View on China
Figure, Heavenly King Chi Guo (east)
tianwang chiguo 天王持國
Standort
The Four Heavenly Kings, known as tian wang in Chinese, and in Sanskrit as lokapalas, guard the four cardinal points of the universe. Generally they are set up in Buddhist temples as over-lifesize figures in pairs (north and south, and east and west) at the temple gate.
Object data
Inv. No.
2776
Collection
Object Name
Figure, Heavenly King Chi Guo (east)
Collection
Carl Alexander Anselm Freiherr von Hügel (1796 Regensburg - 1870 Brüssel) - GND
Dated
before 1839
Accession Date
1839
Period
Qing Dynasty (1644-1911)
Geography
Material
Ivory, pigments
Signed
寿礼魔
Cultural Patronage
Cultural Patronage
Das Weltmuseum Wien dankt Frau Dkfm. Helene Sebök herzlich für die übernommene Kulturpatenschaft.
