A GILT-BRONZE FIGURE OF WHITE JAMBHALA CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

seated astride a menacing dragon, both hands in karanamudra, wearing a skirt, fluttering scarf and jewelry, the face with ferocious expression, the open mouth showing teeth and tongue, framed by elongated earlobes and tiara fronting the red flaming hair, all supported on a base of stylized mountains enclosing water

White Jambhala is a manifestation of Avalokiteshvara, born from the compassionate bodhisattva's right eye. He can remove the suffering of poverty and sickness, purify non-virtuous karma, remove karmic obstacles, and avert disaster.

Himalayan Art Resources item no. 12858.