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The present rotund figure depicts the Buddhist wealth deity, Jambhala. 黃財神又名黃布祿金剛，是藏傳佛教各大教派普遍崇奉的“
This image is often confused with the Hindu god Kubera, or the 五姓財神”之一，掌諸財富寶庫，為北方司財眾神之首，因
Buddhist Guardian King, Vaishravana. Jambhala’s unusual appearance 其身體呈黃色，所以俗稱黃財神。此尊財神頭戴花冠，頂束
descends from ancient Indian, yaksha figures. In visual iconography, 髮髻，髻頂飾火焰寶珠，餘發結成髮辮垂於兩肩，耳際有扇
the Hindu god Kubera, also a wealth deity, and Jambhala are 形冠結，耳下垂圓環。面相豐圓，高鼻闊口，雙目圓鼓，
essentially identical. Vaishravana, however, can be easily distinguished 相貌凶忿。軀體肥胖，下腹圓鼓。頸飾項圈，腰繫長鏈，
by the presence of its armour, among other attributes. In any 手腕、臂和足部戴有釧鐲，鑲嵌寶石。半跏趺坐於蓮花寶座
representations of Kubera, Vaishravana and Jambhala the mongoose 上，左手握吐寶鼠鼬，右手握桃形寶珠。蓮座圓形，施有三
that these deities clutch spews jewels, exemplifying their wealth- 層仰蓮花瓣。通體鎏金，其色燦爛明亮，經年歷久，自然磨
granting powers. 損露出精銅材質，整體鑄造成型，古拙中透出精細，具有丹
薩替造像的風格。
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