April 23, 2024
BUDDHA , HOTEI NETSUKE ,GOD OF GOOD FORTUNE,GOD OF HAPPINES
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HOTEI NETSUKE HOTEI , PECULIARLY BUDDHIST ONE OF SEVEN GODS OF GOOD FORTUNE , IS ALSO CALLED THE HOUSEHOLD GOD OF HAPPINESS. SURROUNDED BY CHILDREN, HOTEI'S DISTINGUISHING FEATURE IS A HUGE STOMACH ,BELOW WHICH HIS GARMENTS SAG. THIS DOES NOT SYMBOLIZE GREED, BUT IS RATHER A SYMBOL OF CONTENTMENT AND GOOD NATURE. HEIGHT 2" inches WIDTH 2" inches ORIGINALLY IN IVORY THIS ONE IS IN A POLYMER REPRODUCTION WITH HAND PAINTED PATINA. PURCHASED FROM BOSTON MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. COMES WITH WOODEN STAND FOR DISPLAY .HOTEI 布袋God of Contentment & HappinessOrigin = Chinese Taoism / BuddhismChinese Name = Bùdài, Budai or PutaiSaid to be an incarnation of Miroku Bodhisattva.Miroku is known in China as Mílè Púsà, Miluo Fo, or Miluo Pusa.Hotei is known in the West as the Fat Buddha or Laughing Buddha.Hotei is one of Japan's Seven Lucky Gods . Reportedly based ona real person. Commonly depicted bald, smiling, with a big belly,bulging ears, and a large sack and fan in his hands.Associated Virtue = Magnanimity
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