A powerful aged bronze depicting Vajrasadhu with consort. He is seated on a roaring lion, dressed in embroidery-hemmed robe caught high on the waist with a clasped girdle, its flowing sleeves ruffled by the animated currents surrounding him. He is holding a conch in his right hand and the jewel-spitting mongoose in his left. The lion has a bell collar, shaggy eyebrows, floppy ears and a mane of gracefully twirling locks, its furry raised tail terminating in five sections.
The bronze is finely cast, the details accomplished with a high degree of artistry. Skilled hand chasing brings out the rhythms of flowing hair; the precious jewels, braids and ornaments. The figures' features are individualized, the consort with a vibrant expression, her head thrown back and her piercing eyes on Vajrasadhu, holding in each hand. The fabric of a celestial scarf that floats about her body. The Vajrasadhu's jiangda hat is one worn by secular geluns, or local chiefs, of pre-Buddhist Tibet, dating back to Shang China and worn officially up to the time of the Democratic Reform. This secular hat can be understood as a symbol confirming Vajrasadhu's executive authority, having been appointed by Padmasambhava himself.