Chinese Tiger Statue Companion of the Gods

A bearded warrior god rides a snarling tiger in this bronze-colored statue. He sits crowned and armored, a ribbon arching behind his head, with a segmented rod raised in his right hand and an ingot held in his left, while the tiger strides beneath him with its jaws open. Coins with square holes and ingots lie scattered across the rocky base.

The god of wealth on his tiger

The figure follows a well-known image from Chinese folk religion: Zhao Gongming, the martial god of wealth, who is traditionally shown riding a black tiger with an iron whip in one hand and a gold ingot in the other. The coins and ingots at his feet belong to the same symbolism of prosperity. The back is sculpted with as much care as the front, with cloud patterns on the robe and the tiger's tail curving down to the base. More carved and cast big cats are gathered in our tiger statue collection.

Size and material

The statue measures 13.5x12x7 cm, a compact size for a desk, a shelf or a small altar. It is made of resin with a bronze-colored finish, and the faces, the armor and the tiger's fur are sculpted in fine detail.