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A SILVER AND COPPER INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF JAMBHALA, TIBET, 15TH-16TH CENTURY
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2024年10月18日 开拍
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A SILVER AND COPPER INLAID BRONZE FIGURE OF JAMBHALA, TIBET, 15TH-16TH CENTURY

The God of Wealth seated in lalitasana on a lotus base with a beaded upper edge, his left foot resting on a jar filled with treasure, holding a gem-shaped fruit in his right hand and a mongoose spouting jewels in his left. Richly adorned with beaded jewelry inlaid in copper and silver, wearing loose-fitting robes opening to reveal his rotund belly and embellished with tassels to the back. The plump face boldly cast with downcast eyes, thick brows, a broad nose, and full lips, centered by a silver-inlaid urna. The hair tied in a high chignon behind the inlaid foliate tiara.

Provenance: Anton Exner (1882-1952), Vienna, Austria. A private collection in Tyrol, Austria, acquired from the above and thence by descent. Inscribed to the interior in bold red letters, ‘AMUV’, a characteristic mark of Exner’s collection. Anton Exner (1882-1952) was the most important dealer, collector, and assessor of East Asian art in Vienna during the interwar period. His collection included all branches of Asian art, from all epochs, and particularly Chinese and Japanese works. During a long sojourn through Canada and the USA from 1908 to 1910, he made first contacts with Chinese dealers and subsequently acquired numerous antiques at various Asian ports, which formed the basis for his future business activities. From then on, he went almost every year on buying trips to the Far East. The Austrian auction house Dorotheum appointed him as a sworn assessor of Asian art, a position he held for c. 25 years. From the early 1920s onwards, he lent objects to most major exhibitions of Asian art held in Austria, and eventually gifted a large part of his personal collection, numbering several thousand objects, to the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna, where it is on permanent exhibition to this day.
Condition: Good condition with old wear and casting irregularities. Some rubbing, minor losses, tiny nicks, and signs of weathering. The base unsealed.

Weight: 486.5 g
Dimensions: Height 9.2 cm

The present rotund figure depicts the Buddhist wealth deity, Jambhala. Often confused with the Hindu god Kubera or the Buddhist Guardian King, Vaishravana, Jambhala’s unusual appearance descends from ancient Indian yaksha figures. In visual iconography, the Hindu god Kubera, also a wealth deity, and Jambhala are essentially identical, while Vaishravana can be easily distinguished by the presence of armor, among other things. In many representations of Kubera, Vaishravana, and Jambhala, including in the present lot, the mongoose that the deity clutches spews jewels, exemplifying the wealth-granting powers of all three deities.

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Christie’s New York, 22 March 2011, lot 22
Price: USD 10,000 or approx. EUR 13,000 converted and adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A silver-inlaid bronze figure of Mahasiddha Virupa, Tibet, 15th-16th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related modelling and similar grim expression, silver inlays, and size (9.2 cm).

Auction result comparison:
Type: Closely related
Auction: Sotheby’s Paris, 16 December 2015, lot 55
Price: EUR 7,500 or approx. EUR 9,000 adjusted for inflation at the time of writing
Description: A gilt-bronze figure of Kubera, Tibet, 15th century
Expert remark: Compare the closely related subject as well as the related modeling and manner of casting.

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