
Mark Rasmussen
International Director
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Attested to by the relatively large number of extant bronzes from the region, Jambhala was a very popular deity in Java, worshiped by both Buddhists and Saivites alike.
This figure's oval face, subdued expression, triple armbands and square plinth compare closely to a figure of Amitabha in the Rijksmuseum (#1403-2855), which Lunsignh Scheurleer & Klokke argue displays transitional features of both Central Javanese and East Javanese styles (see Lunsignh Scheurleer & Klokke, Ancient Indonesian Bronzes, Leiden, 1988, no. 42, p. 94).
Published:
Stephen Little, "Images of the Buddha from the Michael Phillips Collection", in Arts of Asia, Jan-Feb 2013, fig. 28, p. 111
Provenance:
Estate of Lawrence Phillips, New York