17th-18th Century Buddhist Nepalese Carved Deity Wood Temple Roof Strut Chinese Ship and his jacket is decorated

and his jacket is decorated with the Chinese character for longevity (shou)

the crank works

having accomplished many great things during his lifetime

The same year

17th-18th Century Buddhist Nepalese Carved Deity Wood Temple Roof Strut Chinese Ship and his jacket is decoratedWe are offering a 17th 18th Century Buddhist Nepalese Carved Deity Wood Temple Roof Strut. From a Metropolitan Museum description of a similar piece in their collection: "South Asian temples were often conceived as the cosmic mountain abode of a god, and their exterior frequently inhabited by a profusion of auxiliary deities, including nature spirits. The lofty, multitiered wooden temples of the Kathmandu valley are of this type. Their roofs are