A BRONZE FIGURE OF YELLOW JAMBHALA

TIBET, 16TH CENTURY

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A BRONZE FIGURE OF YELLOW JAMBHALA
TIBET, 16TH CENTURY
The pot-bellied deity of wealth seated on a double-lotus pedestal, holding a mongoose in his left hand, his right holding a fruit, adorned with beaded jewelry and crowned with a tiara
4 7/8 in. (12.5 cm.) high

Provenance

The Sporer Collection, New Jersey, acquired between 1962 and 1985

Literature

Himalayan Art Resource (himalayanart.org), item no. 24046

Lot Essay

Yellow Jambhala is typically depicted as a rotund male, wearing ornaments 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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