Bodhisattva Kadgapani. Tibet / China. Old gilt bronze sculpture. Cold gold and polychrome painting. Lotus pedestal separately casted and removable. Height 24.5 cm (9.7”). Weight 2704 g. From private German collection. His hands holding a khadga and a small shield. Standing in powerful alidha on a corpse of a Vedic deity and a lotus blossom as well as on an oval lotus pedestal. Another small lotus blossom in front of the pedestal. Wrathful expression and flaming hair. Wearing a skull crown, a skull chain and a tiger skin. Bottom covered with a sealed copper plate. Slight signs of age and wear.