Abundance
Traditionally associated with sufficient resources and material support.
ENTRY COLLECTION · ES-LP-YJ-01
An ES Collection Yellow Jambhala piece made from a machine-moulded base and finished individually by hand. After production, the piece was included in a large-scale Buddhist prayer ceremony together with other devotional objects, adding a genuine religious context without turning the object into a supernatural promise.
THE OBJECT · ABOUT THIS PIECE
An ES Collection Yellow Jambhala piece made from a machine-moulded base and finished individually by hand. After production, the piece was included in a large-scale Buddhist prayer ceremony together with other devotional objects, adding a genuine religious context without turning the object into a supernatural promise.
THE PROCESS · WHY THIS PIECE IS DIFFERENT
ES pieces begin with a machine-moulded form, providing a more consistent base structure. Colour and visible details are then finished by hand by workshop artisans or workers. After completion, the pieces are included together with other devotional objects during a large-scale Buddhist prayer ceremony, where they remain present for collective prayers and blessing rites. This series therefore combines repeatable production with a real layer of hand finishing and religious context.
THE FIGURE · ICONOGRAPHY
Yellow Jambhala is one of the best-known Jambhala forms in Tibetan Buddhist art. He is traditionally associated with wealth, abundance and the conditions of material sufficiency. His imagery often includes a regal appearance and a jewel-bearing mongoose, placing treasure and resources within a specifically Buddhist visual tradition rather than a promise of financial gain.
Traditionally associated with sufficient resources and material support.
A characteristic Jambhala attribute linked with treasure imagery.
Ornament and posture give the figure a king-like visual identity.
Resources are understood as conditions that can support a stable and meaningful life.
CULTURAL BACKGROUND
Yellow Jambhala belongs to a broader family of Jambhala manifestations found across Himalayan Buddhism. Over centuries, artists retained the deity’s recognisable treasure imagery while changing scale, style and medium. The figure is therefore more than a decorative “money god”: his visual language places abundance and sufficient resources inside a Buddhist religious context.
THE MAKING · PROCESS
The form was produced by machine moulding and then individually hand-painted by workshop artisans or workers. After finishing, ES pieces were placed together with other devotional objects during a large-scale prayer ceremony for collective prayers and blessing rites.
DETAILS · INDIVIDUAL RECORD
CARE
Keep dry and away from prolonged direct sunlight, high humidity and excessive heat. Dust gently with a clean, soft, dry cloth. Avoid alcohol, solvents, abrasive cleaners and direct contact with water.
ENTRY COLLECTION · ES-LP-YJ-01
An ES Collection Yellow Jambhala piece made from a machine-moulded base and finished individually by hand. After production, the piece was included in a large-scale Buddhist prayer ceremony together with other devotional objects, adding a genuine religious context without turning the object into a supernatural promise.
THE OBJECT · ABOUT THIS PIECE
An ES Collection Yellow Jambhala piece made from a machine-moulded base and finished individually by hand. After production, the piece was included in a large-scale Buddhist prayer ceremony together with other devotional objects, adding a genuine religious context without turning the object into a supernatural promise.
THE PROCESS · WHY THIS PIECE IS DIFFERENT
ES pieces begin with a machine-moulded form, providing a more consistent base structure. Colour and visible details are then finished by hand by workshop artisans or workers. After completion, the pieces are included together with other devotional objects during a large-scale Buddhist prayer ceremony, where they remain present for collective prayers and blessing rites. This series therefore combines repeatable production with a real layer of hand finishing and religious context.
THE FIGURE · ICONOGRAPHY
Yellow Jambhala is one of the best-known Jambhala forms in Tibetan Buddhist art. He is traditionally associated with wealth, abundance and the conditions of material sufficiency. His imagery often includes a regal appearance and a jewel-bearing mongoose, placing treasure and resources within a specifically Buddhist visual tradition rather than a promise of financial gain.
Traditionally associated with sufficient resources and material support.
A characteristic Jambhala attribute linked with treasure imagery.
Ornament and posture give the figure a king-like visual identity.
Resources are understood as conditions that can support a stable and meaningful life.
CULTURAL BACKGROUND
Yellow Jambhala belongs to a broader family of Jambhala manifestations found across Himalayan Buddhism. Over centuries, artists retained the deity’s recognisable treasure imagery while changing scale, style and medium. The figure is therefore more than a decorative “money god”: his visual language places abundance and sufficient resources inside a Buddhist religious context.
THE MAKING · PROCESS
The form was produced by machine moulding and then individually hand-painted by workshop artisans or workers. After finishing, ES pieces were placed together with other devotional objects during a large-scale prayer ceremony for collective prayers and blessing rites.
DETAILS · INDIVIDUAL RECORD
CARE
Keep dry and away from prolonged direct sunlight, high humidity and excessive heat. Dust gently with a clean, soft, dry cloth. Avoid alcohol, solvents, abrasive cleaners and direct contact with water.