• Dimension: Height: 14 5/8 in (37.0 cm) Width: 9 1/2 in (24.0 cm)
• Estimate From: $15000
• Estimate To: $25000

Seated upon a lotus pedestal, the god of wealth is portrayed with a lemon in his right hand and a mongoose emitting precious jewels in his left. Adorned in beaded jewelry that accentuates his ample belly, his face features a broad nose and prominent eyes framed by sizable earrings. A foliate crown rests atop his head, positioned in front of a chignon. The base sealed and incised with a double-vajra. 18-19th century, Zanabazar School, Mongolia.

Provenance: Property from an important private collection, Seattle
來源: 西雅圖私人藏家收藏 黃財神，藏文叫做“諾拉”，他的色膚是黃色，故稱為黃財神，是密教之護法神祇，為諸財神之首。其形象為上身袒露，下身着裙，右手持摩尼寶，象徵寶光普照十方，增添眾生的福報；左手抱一隻大吐寶鼠，吐寶鼠的嘴裏含着珠寶，象徵財寶。右腳踏一隻白色海螺，象徵着他能入海取寶。整尊造像體碩高大，胎體厚重，金水鋥亮，工艺讲究，全身上下透著一種雍容大气之美，是札那巴札爾造像的魅力所在。整像銅質厚實，金光鋥亮，整體雍容華貴，為蒙古造像中的精品。扎那巴扎爾（1635-1723年），出生在蒙古庫倫，被授予“一世哲布尊丹巴呼圖克圖”稱號。第一世哲布尊丹巴呼圖克圖，扎納巴扎爾既是一位活佛，又是佛像雕塑藝術家。他創造出獨具特色的蒙古佛像雕像藝術風格，後人留下了美輪美奐的傳世精湛藝術傑作。可參考紐約大都會藝術博物館藏扎納巴扎爾風格無量壽佛 Compare a Zanabazar school gilt bronze figure of Amitayus buddha, in the collection of Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York