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Chinese Moss Green A Grade Jadeite Laughing Buddha Icy Beaded Necklace 21"
Located in Richmond, CA
A fine Chinese laughing Buddha pendant in moss green and light celadon jadeite, on a matching light
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20th Century Chinese Artisan Beaded Necklaces

Materials

Jade

Chinese Antique Chinese Bronze Laughing Buddha Statue China, ca 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely piece Additional information: Material: Porcelain & Pottery Region of Origin: China Period
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Laughing Polychrome Hand Painted Sitting Temple Shrine Buddha
Located in Studio City, CA
from a collection of Chinese and South-East Asian artifacts and buddhas. A nice piece to add to your
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Metal

Antique Fine Chinese Carved Wood Statue of Laughing Buddha Chinese, 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Ca 1900 Fine Chinese Carved Wood Statue of a Laughing Buddha CHinese Antique. Additional
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

The Laughing Buddha Statue, Budai
Located in Milano, IT
Immerse yourself in the world of serenity and abundance with this exquisite Budai, the Laughing
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

The Laughing Buddha Statue, Budai
The Laughing Buddha Statue, Budai
H 2.76 in W 5.52 in D 3.75 in
Antique Republic Period 1912-1949 Chinese Porcelain Laughing Buddha
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Monk", also commonly called in the West the "Happy" or "Laughing" Buddha. The "Budai", as the image
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20th Century Chinese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Unusual Antique Qing Chinese Porcelain Laughing Buddha Sancai Glazed c1920
Located in Bad Säckingen, DE
The unusual antique ca. 1920 Qing Chinese porcelain Laughing Buddha is a remarkable and exquisite
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Fine Chinese Carved Wood Statue of Laughing Buddha Chinese, Ca 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Ca 1900 Fine Chinese Carved Wood Statue of a Laughing Buddha CHinese Antique. China, finely carved
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Vintage Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Laughing Buddha Statue
Located in 景德镇市, CN
Vintage Chinese Blue and White Porcelain Laughing Buddha Statue – Symbol of Joy and Abundance Add
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Early 20th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Porcelain

Chinese Carved Jade Figural Sculpture of Laughing Buddha, Budai, 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This buddha is in Jade, in, a green color. He is sitted on his wood base. It has been done in
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20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Jade

Large ca 1900 Fine Chinese Carved Wood Statue of a Laughing Buddha
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Description China, finely carved wooden Laughing Buddha in laying position. Seated on a matching
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Ceramics

Materials

Wood

Huge 20C Chinese Carved Wood Statue of a Laughing Buddha Great Carving
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Huge and beautifully carved statue of a Laughing Buddha. Nice artifact as home decoration
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Old Japanese Kutani Hotei Colorful Laughing Buddha Porcelain
Located in Chula Vista, CA
AMBIANIC presents Old Japanese Kutani Moriage Hotei Porcelain Statue Charming and Colorful Laughing
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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Antique Japanese Huge Kutani Hotei Laughing Buddha
Located in Pomona, CA
most of the surface. Hotei is one of the seven god known as laughing Buddha. It will add a great charm
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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Chinese Gilded Maitreya Smiling Buddha Statue Marked Zhu Maoji
Located in 景德镇市, CN
widely celebrated in Chinese culture as the Laughing Buddha, a symbol of good fortune, wealth, and
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Antique 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Porcelain

20th Century Large Bronze Laughing Budai, Italian Bronze Garden Ornament
Located in Southall, GB
smiling or laughing, hence his nickname in Chinese, the "Laughing Buddha".
Category

20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Six Panel Screen with Hotei, Edo Period, Early 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
, early 19th century. Hotei, called Budai in China, and known as the Laughing Buddha or Fat Buddha in
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

Vintage Hand-Carved Chinese Celadon Jade Statue, Laughing Buddha
Located in London, GB
Vintage hand-carved Chinese Celadon Jade statue laughing Buddha centred in boulder, the upper
Category

20th Century Chinese Antiquities

Materials

Jade

Ming Wooden Sculpture of the Laughing Buddha
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
Laughing Buddha is often depicted surrounded by children, attesting both to his benevolence and Chinese
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Large Early 20th Century Laughing Buddha with Children
Located in Pasadena, CA
Large early 20th century Chinese marble/stone laughing buddha with children. Good weight
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20th Century Chinese Modern Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Stone

Lapis Lazuli Laughing Buddha Children Carved Eastern Meditation Statue Sculpture
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Milano, IT
stones into unique art works. In ancient China, 1100 years ago, the spiritual meaning of The Laughing
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Vintage 1970s Hong Kong Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Natural Jade Jadeite Laughing Travel Buddha Asian Decorative Statue Sculpture
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Milano, IT
masterpiece, a legacy of the Chinese craft of natural hade. Natural Type A Jadeite stunning Buddha statue. A
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Late 20th Century Chinese Arts and Crafts Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

Red Coral Natural Laughing Buddha Carved Asian Decorative Art Statue Sculpture
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Milano, IT
In ancient China, 1100 years ago, The Laughing Buddha was a famous monk whose legendary smile
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Coral

Laughing Buddha Carved Asian Decorative Art Statue Sculpture Natural Red Coral
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Milano, IT
Important acquisition in the late 1970s in Hong Kong. This gentil gemstone offers a passionate colour in a precious way. Carved with extreme detail by fantastic local artists which t...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Coral

Red Coral Natural Laughing Buddha Carved Gemstone Asian Art Statue Sculpture
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Milano, IT
stones into unique art works. In ancient China, 1100 years ago, The Laughing Buddha was a famous monk
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Antique 1780s Hong Kong Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Coral

Lapis Lazuli Natural Laughing Buddha Carved Gemstone Asian Art Statue Sculpture
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Milano, IT
stones into unique art works. In ancient China, 1100 years ago, The Laughing Buddha was a famous monk
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Vintage 1970s Hong Kong Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli Natural Laughing Buddha Carved Gemstone Asian Art Statue Sculpture
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Milano, IT
stones into unique art works. In ancient China, 1100 years ago, The Laughing Buddha was a famous monk
Category

Vintage 1970s Hong Kong Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli Natural Laughing Buddha Carved Gemstone Asian Art Statue Sculpture
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Milano, IT
stones into unique art works. In ancient China, 1100 years ago, The Laughing Buddha was a famous monk
Category

Vintage 1970s Hong Kong Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli Natural Laughing Buddha Carved Gemstone Asian Art Statue Sculpture
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Milano, IT
stones into unique art works. In ancient China, 1100 years ago, The Laughing Buddha was a famous monk
Category

Vintage 1970s Hong Kong Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli Natural Laughing Buddha Carved Gemstone Asian Art Statue Sculpture
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Milano, IT
stones into unique art works. In ancient China, 1100 years ago, the Laughing Buddha was a famous monk
Category

Vintage 1970s Hong Kong Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

20th Century Large Bronze Laughing Budai, Italian Bronze Garden Ornament
Located in London, GB
smiling or laughing, hence his nickname in Chinese, the "Laughing Buddha".
Category

20th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Lapis Lazuli Meditation Buddha Carved Gemstone Asian Art Statue Sculpture
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Milano, IT
stones into unique art works. In ancient China, 1100 years ago, The Laughing Buddha was a famous monk
Category

Vintage 1970s Hong Kong Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Lapis Lazuli Meditation Buddha Carved Gemstone Asian Art Statue Sculpture
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Milano, IT
stones into unique art works. In ancient China, 1100 years ago, The Laughing Buddha was a famous monk
Category

Vintage 1970s Hong Kong Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Chinese Blanc de Chine Budai or Pu-Tai
Located in Sheffield, MA
Chinese, the Laughing Buddha. The kilns of Dehua, in Fujian Province in southeast China, began producing
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Antique Early 19th Century Chinese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Ceramic

Hardwood Budai/Hotei
Located in Manchester, GB
or Pu-Tai in China (nicknamed the Laughing Buddha) and Hotei in Japan (one of Japan's seven lucky
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Vintage 1920s Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Hardwood

Hardwood Budai/Hotei
Hardwood Budai/Hotei
H 14.5 in W 39.25 in D 17.25 in
Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Hotei Laughing Buddha
Located in Astoria, NY
Chinese famille rose porcelain and poly-chrome enamel Hotei Laughing Buddha figure with five boys
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Chinese Brass Laughing Buddha, Budai, Shishou Mark, Qing Dynasty, China
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful heavily cast Chinese brass and silver inlaid figure of Budai, the Laughing Buddha
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Antique Late 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Silver, Brass

19th Century Chinese Hand Carved Painted Polychrome "Laughing Buddha" Sculpture
Located in Dallas, TX
Place the Laughing Buddha in your living room or entrance hall, so he will be able to see the door
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Antique Mid-19th Century Chinese Religious Items

Materials

Oak

Happy Laughing Buddha, Large Hand Carved Chinese Standing Statue, Child at Feet
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Happy laughing Buddha, large hand carved Chinese standing statue with child at his feet. This
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Early 20th Century Japanese Bronze of Laughing Buddha
Located in Englewood, NJ
An early 20th century patinated and partial gilt finely cast bronze sculpture of "Laughing Buddha
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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Chinoiserie Porcelain and Gilt Bronze Table Lamp Depicting Budai Laughing Buddha
Located in New York, NY
Our lovely table lamp features the polychrome decorated porcelain figure of the laughing Buddha
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Early 20th Century French Chinese Export Table Lamps

Materials

Bronze

Miniature Chinese Carved Soapstone Figural Sculpture of Woman on Qilin
Located in Big Flats, NY
always shown smiling or laughing, hence his nickname in Chinese, the "Laughing Buddha" (Chinese
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

Italian MCM Three Tier Stepped Marble Table w. Supporting Chinese Brass Figures
Located in Ft. Lauderdale, FL
with circular pad feet. The tiers are supported and separated by triple Chinese style laughing Buddha
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Mid-20th Century Italian Mid-Century Modern Side Tables

Materials

Marble, Brass

Chinese Laughing Buddha and His Five Children Carved Lapis Lazuli Statue
Located in Tustin, CA
Carved lapis lazuli statue of Chinese Laughing Buddha and his five children with a removable carved
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Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

Large Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Laughing Buddha Statue
Located in London, GB
Beautiful large antique famille rose porcelain laughing/happy buddha statue with Fine enamel
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Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Republic Period 1912-1949 Chinese Porcelain Laughing Buddha
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Monk", also commonly called in the West the "Happy" or "Laughing" Buddha. The "Budai", as the image
Category

20th Century Chinese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Three Chinese Carved Jade Figural Sculptures of Laughing Buddha, Budai
Located in Big Flats, NY
Set of three Chinese carved jade figural sculptures feature seated and laughing buddha, 20th
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

Chinese Malachite Carving Laughing Buddha Buddhist Sculpture 19th Century Qing
Located in Nottingham, GB
A finely carved Chinese malachite carving sculpture of a laughing Buddha. 1820 to 1880 China, Qing
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Antique Late 19th Century Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

Large Antique Asian Chinese Soapstone Sculpture of the Laughing Buddha
Located in Rochester, NY
Large Chinese soapstone sculpture of a laughing Buddha. He is surrounded by children playing music
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20th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

Chine Budai Fat Laughing Buddha, Soapstone, Early 20th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
of execution The laughing Buddha or Budai is the he god of contentment and happiness, guardian of
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Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

Painted Porcelain Chinese Hotei Buddha with Children
Located in Houston, TX
Chinese hand painted Hotei Laughing Buddha sculpture made from porcelain with five boys. The piece
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20th Century Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Joyful Buddha Sculpture Brings Hope for Our World
Located in South Burlington, VT
From a fifty year old Buddhist collection comes this pleasant Laughing Buddha, 15.5" high. Chinese
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Antique 19th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Iron

Porcelain Hotei or Laughing Buddha Statue
Located in Salt Lake City, UT
A very fine porcelain Hotei or Laughing Buddha statue on conforming carved wood stand (circa 1900
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Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Porcelain

Stone Buddha, Laughing with Open Mouth
Located in Sarasota, FL
Heavy Stone Buddha, laughing with open mouth. Previously washed in gold colored paint, robe was
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Statues

Materials

Stone

Stone Buddha, Laughing with Open Mouth
Stone Buddha, Laughing with Open Mouth
H 11.5 in W 11.5 in D 9 in
Chinese Lapis Lazuli Sculpture of a Seated Laughing Buddha
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Laughing Buddha, carved lapis lazuli(sometimes abbreviated to lapis) is a relatively rare semi
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Antique 19th Century Asian Decorative Objects

Lapis Lazuli Natural Laughing Buddha Carved Gemstone Asian Art Statue Sculpture
By Eastern Artisans
Located in Milano, IT
stones into unique art works. In ancient China, 1100 years ago, The Laughing Buddha was a famous monk
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Vintage 1970s Hong Kong Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Lapis Lazuli

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Chinese Laughing Buddha For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Chinese laughing buddha you’re looking for. Frequently made of stone, lapis lazuli and wood, every Chinese laughing buddha was constructed with great care. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer Chinese laughing buddha, there are earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 21st Century. A Chinese laughing buddha is a generally popular piece of furniture, but those created in Arts and Crafts and Modern styles are sought with frequency.

How Much is a Chinese Laughing Buddha?

The average selling price for a Chinese laughing buddha at 1stDibs is $1,550, while they’re typically $195 on the low end and $199,316 for the highest priced.
Questions About Chinese Laughing Buddha
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    What a Chinese Buddha represents depends on its pose and other characteristics. For example, the Budai or laughing Buddha is generally a symbol of happiness and good fortune that comes from working to achieve enlightenment. Find a range of Buddhist art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    China is just one of the many countries that has a tradition of Buddhist sculpture. You can find Buddha statues from many other regions like India and Japan. On 1stDibs, you’ll find a collection of antique and modern Buddha statues from some of the world’s top sellers.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    The Buddha's origins are Chinese, but Buddhism has since made its way to Japan and, later, Korea.
    Lotus Gallery
    Lotus GalleryMarch 17, 2021
    Gautama Buddha was an Indian prince born in modern day Nepal. The first images of the Buddha were created almost simultaneously in Mathura, India, and the Greco-Buddhist kingdom of Gandhara (modern day Pakistan and Afghanistan). From there, images fo the Buddha spread out along trade routes into East and Southeast Asia.