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A BRONZE FIGURE OF YELLOW JAMBHALA A GILT BRONZE FIGURE OF TARA
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY TIBET, 16TH/17TH CENTURY
The pot-bellied deity of wealth seated on a double-lotus pedestal, Seated in lalitasana over a double-lotus base with her left hand in
holding a mongoose in his left hand, his right holding a fruit, adorned vitarkamudra and her right hand in varadamudra, a lotus blossoming
with beaded jewelry and crowned with a tiara at her right shoulder, clad in a dhoti and adorned with beaded
4√ in. (12.5 cm.) high jewelry and pendant earrings, the face with downcast eyes
surmounted by a tiara
$6,000-8,000 4Ω in. (11.5 cm.) high
PROVENANCE: $6,000-8,000
The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired between 1962 and 1985 PROVENANCE:
PUBLISHED: The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired by 4 March 1973
Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24046 PUBLISHED:
Yellow Jambhala is typically depicted as a rotund male, wearing ornaments Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24047
and heavenly garments similar to those worn by bodhisattvas in Buddhist
iconography. This distinct form of Jambhala relates to images of Yakshas
found in Indian art, as well as to the appearance of the Four Guardian
Kings in Tibetan artistic traditions.
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