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319 A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF JAMBHALA

17TH / 18TH CENTURY

the god of wealth seated with an ingot raised in the proper left
hand, the right hand grasping a tael, lacquered hair tied back
in a soft cap, the lacquered flaps of the hat curling outward to
tapered tips, the round face with polychrome pigment and a full
beard, flowing robes embellished with incised lotus roundels
covering the rotund body, the deity at ease on a rectangular
bench with a vajra at each corner, supported by a stepped base

Height 5¾ in., 14.7 cm
PROVENANCE
The Chang Foundation Collection.

LITERATURE
Jintongfo zaoxiang tulu/Buddhist Images in Gilt Metal, Taipei,
1993, pl. 83.
The practice and invocation of Jambhala is found in the
Anuttarayoga system in the Guhyasamaja, Hevajra and
Cakrasamvara Tantras. His worship is associated with the
accumulation of wealth, both spiritual and worldly, and
the deity is often depicted holding a mongoose disgorging
jewels. The present example clearly shows Chinese
adoption and sincization of the god, as the attributes chosen
were Chinese units of gold and silver.
十七 / 十八世紀 銅鎏金財神坐像

來源
鴻禧美術館收藏
出版
《金銅佛造像圖錄》，台北，1993年，圖版83

$ 10,000-15,000