SITTING HOTEI, C/24 Yellow Mao-Mao A spotted baby dragon out

A spotted baby dragon out of a fairy tale scene features in this fantasy statuette

551" X L: 0

Hand painted

677" X L: 3

SITTING HOTEI, C/24 Yellow Mao-Mao A spotted baby dragon outHis real name is Budai or Pudai Monk which means "Cloth Sack," and comes from the bag that he is conventionally depicted as carrying. He is usually identified with or seen as an incarnation of Maitreya, the future Buddha, so much so that the Budai image is one of the main forms in which Maitreya is depicted in China. He is almost always shown smiling or laughing, hence his nickname in Chinese, the Laughing (Happy) Buddha. Budai in folklore is admired