Authentic wooden Hotei Buddha

Hotei is known in the West as the Fat Buddha or the Laughing Buddha.

Dating from the early Shōwa period (昭和時代).

Made from one piece of wood (tree trunk), the Buddha figure itself has a gold paint layer.

Beautifully designed, craftsmanship. Perfect condition, nice normal signs of age, no damage.

Dimensions: height 55 cm, diameter base 24 cm.

Hotei is one of the Seven Lucky Gods of Japan. He is known as the God of Happiness, a patron of children, fortunetellers, bartenders. His appearance is a big, fat, bald man. He is often smiling and has bristly whiskers around his face. The fat stomach, which protrudes from the robes he wears, symbolizes the largeness of his soul.

According to legend, Hotei is also a fortuneteller whose predictions always come true.