Solid Carved Wooden Laughing Buddha Statue, carrying a Sack. Attributed to Hotei, God of Happiness and Abundance.

Solid Wood, Painted and Gilded Trim. Some minor marks on Left Hand side. See Pictures.

Heavy item. Lovely Colour and Composition. Measures 200mm Tall x 180mm Deep x 130mm Wide, Approx.

From Chinese beliefs, Hotei (a.k.a Budai) is the God of Happiness and Abundance. He is supposedly based on an actual person, a Chinese hermit Budaishi (d. 917).  He is represented as a Buddhist monk with a smiling face and a prominent belly, holding a sack and a wooden staff, usually seated or sleeping in his bag. Outside Japan, he is known as “Laughing Buddha”. The virtue he represents is Happiness.

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