A bronze figure titled simply "Kubera," Tibet, 13th century, roughly 3 1/2 inches in height. Kubera is the treasure keeping guardian of wealth and one of the eight guardians of the directions. Held today by the Metropolitan Museum of Art under accession 1987.142.349, Asian Art department.
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Subject Matter
Depicted SubjectKubera, the god of wealth shared across Hindu and Buddhist cosmology 1 Custody
Current LocationThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 1 Current CustodianThe Metropolitan Museum of Art 1 Custody HistorySamuel Eilenberg Collection, Gift of Samuel Eilenberg, 1987 1 Origins
Date of Creation Attributions
TraditionTibetan Buddhism (with roots in Hindu and pan-Indian tradition) 1 Rights and Reproduction
Reproduction and CopyrightThe Metropolitan Museum of Art has designated this work as being in the public domain and makes it available through its Open Access policy; no permission is required for reproduction. 1 Medium (class) Connections
Belongs to Tradition
Source Kubera, accession 1987.142.349 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Depicts
The Met's own title for this figure is the god's own name outright, "Kubera," a plain identification rather than a bare tag.
Source Kubera, accession 1987.142.349 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Originated In
Tibet, Regions Source Kubera, accession 1987.142.349 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Sources
1. Kubera, accession 1987.142.349 (Metropolitan Museum of Art)
Metropolitan Museum of Art- accession 1987.142.349
catalogue record, medium/object-type description
A bronze figure titled simply "Kubera," Tibet, 13th century, roughly 3 1/2 inches in height.
- Originated In: Tibet, Stored region property on this entity, cited to this source: Tibet
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