A TIBETAN BRONZE JAMBHALA QING18th century. Gilt and finely incised fire-gilt bronze with remnants of cold paint. Depicting the deity of wealth in traditional Tibetan King Appearance. Holding a mongoose in his left hand and seated on an ornate pedestal in a relaxed posture.Provenance: A private collection in Riga, Latvia.Condition: Superb condition with good patina, some old wear, minor traces of use, one minuscule attribute lost, unsealed.Weight: 195.1 grams.Dimensions: Height 7 cm.There are many more sculptural objects of Yellow Jambhala than there are paintings. The reason for this apparent imbalance between paintings and sculpture is because there is a special ritual practice involving Jambhala that requires a physical representation, a sculpture - generally small in size. The actual practice involves pouring 108 offerings of water over the head of Jambhala accompanied by a short mantra. The ritual is narrative based and originates with an event from the life of Shakyamuni Buddha.Compare with a closely related statue in Sotheby’s Paris ‘Arts d’Asie’, December 11th, 2014, lot 180. 清代西藏藏巴拉五姓財神十八世紀。鎏金銅上剩餘冷繪彩,展示了西藏傳統財神,左手持吐寳鼠,休閑式坐在寶座上。來源:拉脫維亞里加私人收藏品相:極好,包漿良好,一些舊磨損,些微使用痕跡。輕微物件缺損,未封底重量:195.1 克尺寸:高 7 厘米