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Lot 94

A copper alloy figure of Jambala
Java, 9th/10th century

17 March 2014, 13:00 EDT
New York

US$20,000 - US$30,000

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A copper alloy figure of Jambala

Java, 9th/10th century
The pot-bellied god of wealth sits in the sattvaparyanka pose, the right foot resting on the left thigh, the left foot resting on a vessel tipped on its side with the contents spilling onto the graduated plinth, he holds the jambhara (lemon) in his right hand and a money-bag spilling pearls over his left leg, he is adorned in royal attire with rich jewelry and an ornate headdress.
5 1/2 in. (13 cm) high

Footnotes

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

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