Title: Guardian Protector of the East (Dongfang chiguo tianwang)
Object type: Figure
Date: 11th–12th century
Culture: China
Period: Dali kingdom (938–1253)
Medium: Partially gilt arsenical bronze; lost-wax cast
Dimensions: H. 6 1/8 in. (15.6 cm); W. 5 1/8 in. (13 cm); D. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm)
Classification: Sculpture
Credit line: Purchase, Bequest of Dorothy Graham Bennett, 2001
Department: Asian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Men, term: Buddhism, term: Demons