A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vaishravana. 18th century
A Sinotibetan gilt bronze figure of Vaishravana, seated on a lotus base, his right hand in vitarka mudra, his left holding a jewel-spewing mongoose, dressed in armour, boots and a sash. The face cold gilt and polychrome. Base resealed. 18th century.
Height 17.8 cm
Private collection Johan (1925-2003) and Ursula Strebel
Johann Strebel was born in Hamburg in February 1925, the son of Dr. Otto Strebel, director of the Hemmoor cement factory. In 1951 the qualified cement retailer married Ursula Oschewski (b. 1.9.1925), daughter of the goldsmith Kurt Olschewski who ran a jewellery business under the same name in Wiesbaden. In 1954 the jewellery business in Wilhelmstrasse changed its name to Strebel-Olschewski.
By procuring precious stones for the jeweler's shop, Johann and Ulla Strebel developed a fascination for Asian cultures and acquired valuable works of art on their many travels throughout Asia between 1955 and 1980, a time when travel in these countries was particularly arduous and uncomfortable.
Asian works of art were sold alongside the jewellery in the shop, but the couple also built up a private collection, with a wide cultural interest ranging from Tibet through South East Asia to Japan.
十八世紀 藏漢風格 銅鎏金財寶天王坐像
來源：德國威斯巴登Johann與Ursula Strebel