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Hotei Japan

Old Japanese Kutani Hotei Colorful Laughing Buddha Porcelain
Located in Chula Vista, CA
For your consideration, an old Japanese Kutani Moriage hotei porcelain statue Charming and colorful
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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Hotei Buddha Ink on Paper, 19th C.
Located in Astoria, NY
Japanese School, Hotei Buddha Composition, Ink on Paper, 19th century, calligraphy and chop seal
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19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink

Early 20th Century Antique Japanese Huge Kutani Hotei Laughing Buddha
Located in Pomona, CA
This is an authentic antique Japanese Buddha, Hotei from early 1900's. It is from Kutani which a
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Early 20th Century Japanese Chinese Export Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Porcelain

Early 20th Century Antique Japanese Huge Kutani Hotei Laughing Buddha
Early 20th Century Antique Japanese Huge Kutani Hotei Laughing Buddha
$7,999 Sale Price
36% Off
H 28 in W 17 in D 12 in
Small Antique Beautiful Dozan Japanese Satsuma Vase with Hotei Karako
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Ovoid vase depicting Hotei slumped against his sack in the company of several karako (Chinese boys
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Six Panel Screen with Hotei, Edo Period, Early 19th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful Japanese six panel painted paper screen featuring the beloved figure Hotei, Edo Period
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Paper

17th Century Japanese Edo Four Panel Screen Hotei with Chinese Sages
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Beautifully weathered late 17th/early 18th century Japanese edo period four panel byobu screen
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Antique 17th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Brass

Japanese lacquer suzuri’bako 硯箱 (writing box) with shishi & Hotei design
Located in Amsterdam, NL
shishi (temple lions) and the lucky god Hotei 布袋 on a rôiro’urushi (black lacquer) ground. Hotei is the
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Lacquer

Materials

Gold Leaf, Silver Leaf

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Hirado Sake Bottle Hotei with Bag, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Hotei with valuables on the bag. Lovely and very detailed piece. Rare. Similar pieces are pictured in
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Meiji Period Japanese Hirado Sake Bottle Hotei with Bag, 19th Century
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Hirado Sake Bottle Hotei with Bag, 19th Century
$1,866 Sale Price
48% Off
H 4.93 in W 4.73 in D 6.7 in
Antique Japanese Ink Painting of Hotei by Kita Busei, Edo Period, c. 1820-1850
Located in TORQUAY, AU
A superb and authentic Japanese ink and light colour painting on silk, executed by a masterful hand
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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Edo Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk, Teak

Pair of Carved Hotei Figures. 19th Century
Located in Charleston, SC
Pair of Rare Japanese carved blackwood Hotei figures on base with glass eyes, with animal and coin
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Antique 19th Century Unknown Sculptures

Pair of Carved Hotei Figures. 19th Century
Pair of Carved Hotei Figures. 19th Century
$8,500 / set
H 8.25 in W 15 in D 10 in
A boxwood netsuke of Hotei and a karako in the sack
Located in Milano, IT
A boxwood netsuke depicting Hotei with a karako inside his large sack, closed at the top with a
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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Boxwood

A boxwood netsuke of Hotei and a karako in the sack
A boxwood netsuke of Hotei and a karako in the sack
$1,199
H 1.19 in W 1.5 in D 1.11 in
Art Deco Perfume Lamp Chinoiserie Happy Buddha German Ceramic Hotei Figure
By Dresden Porcelain, Aelteste Volkstedter Porzellanmanufaktur, Goebel Company
Located in Wommelgem, VAN
Depicting a Chinese Happy Buddha or Japanese Hotei Condition: good, using the perfume lamp other than for
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Mid-20th Century German Art Deco Table Lamps

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Ceramic, Porcelain

Seated Laughing Jolly Bronze Buddha Sculpture, 18th-19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
Buddha is known in China as Budai or Putai, Bodai in Vietnamese, and Hotei in Japanese, and are best
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Antique 19th Century Asian Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Hand-Casted Bronze Figure of Budai, China, Early 20th Century
Located in Grythyttan, SE
“Cloth Sack Monk”—and in Japan as Hotei, he was inspired by the 10th-century Chinese monk Qici, whose
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Early 20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

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Large Japanese Earthenware Figure of Hotei
Located in Seattle, WA
Large Japanese press molded earthenware figure of Hotei (literally "linen bag"), the god of
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Pigment

Early 19th Century, Hotei (Happy Buddha), Edo Period, Art of Japan
Located in Central Hong-Kong, HK
putting the remaining into a large sack. Hotei was introduced to Japan in the late 12th century due to the
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Antique Early 19th Century Japanese Edo Antiquities

Materials

Iron

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
Hotei & Jurojin, two of seven lucky gods
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
Hotei 7"H. Jurojin 10.5"H Wooden base 21.5" x 13"
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Figurative Sculptures

Painting "Hotei Pointing at the Moon" by Mochizuki Gyokkei '1874-1939'
Located in Berlin, Berlin
, Gyokkei rendered the famous half-legendary Zen monk Hotei pointing at the moon. The portly monk is shown
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Vintage 1920s Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Silk

Ming Wooden Sculpture of the Laughing Buddha
Located in Beverly Hills, CA
known as Pu-Tai (Chinese) or Hotei (Japanese) who lived in the tenth century A.D. Pu-Tai literally means
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Antique 15th Century and Earlier Chinese Ming Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

17th Century Pair of Japanese Imari Porcelain Putai Sit on Drum
Located in Paris, FR
The god Hotei, seated on a high Japanese drum decorated with peonies and chrysanthemums painted in
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Antique Late 17th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Antique Japanese Wooden Netsuke 'Hotei', 1920s
Located in Paris, FR
This is an antique netsuke made in Japan around Taisho period 1920s. This netsuke was made by a
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Taisho Animal Sculptures

Materials

Wood

Antique Lacquer or Ceramic Netsuke Hotei with Fan 19th Century, Japanese, Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Hotei with fan. Condition Overall condition very nice
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Vintage Japanese Statue of Hotei with Erotic Underside, circa 1920s
Located in Prahran, Victoria
Vintage Japanese terracotta statue of Hotei with an erotic image of two entwined figures on the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Terracotta

Japanese Antique Wood Carving "Hotei" 1860s-1900s / Buddha Statue Wabi Sabi
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a very old Japanese "Hotei" wood carving. It is a wood carving from the Meiji period (1860s
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Early 20th Century Japanese Edo Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Large Japanese Bronze Charger, Meiji Period, Giant Hotei and Mount Fuji
Located in London, GB
Large late 19th century Meiji period bronze charger depicting a giant (Possibly Hotei) resting his
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Bronze

Boxwood and Lacquer Netsuke of Hotei by Shunsho, Meiji period, circa 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A charming and finely decorated carved and lacquered boxwood netsuke of Hotei by Shunsho (probably
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Boxwood, Lacquer

Japan Kitchen God for Your Home Budai Hotai San
Located in South Burlington, VT
Luohan, pronounced Hotei in Japanese, also known as the Laughing Buddha, is the person who might be the
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic

Miniature Chinese Carved Soapstone Figural Sculpture of Woman on Qilin
Located in Big Flats, NY
] (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Bùdài; Japanese: ??, translit. Hotei; Vietnamese: B? Ð?i) is a semi-historical monk
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Soapstone

Japanese Meiji Unusual Carved Wood Hotei Group
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A delightful and unusual Japanese Meiji wooden carving of two interpretations of Hotei dating from
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Antique 1860s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Wood

Antique Wood Netsuke Hotei with Fan Japanese Signed Shojaku Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and very detailed piece. Rare, 18th-19th century Wood, Hotei in his bag. Signed Shojaku
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Ceramics

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Porcelain

Japan Kitchen God for Your Home Budai Hotai San
Located in South Burlington, VT
old dark smoky patina History of Hotei San-Budai: Budai Luohan, pronounced Hotei in Japanese, also
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Ceramic

Japan Big Joyful Buddha Hotai Protector of Children and Women, 34"
Located in South Burlington, VT
. History of Hotei San-Budai: Budai Luohan, pronounced Hotei in Japanese, also known as the Laughing
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Paintings and Screens

Materials

Pottery

Old Japanese God "Ho-te-i", Wooden Sculpture, Buddha statue, 1912-1950
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is Ho-te-i, an old Japanese god. hotei is one of the seven gods of good fortune in Japan
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Other

Three Chinese Carved Jade Figural Sculptures of Laughing Buddha, Budai
Located in Big Flats, NY
information: Budai, Hotei or Pu-Tai[1][2] (Chinese: ??; pinyin: Bùdài; Japanese: ??, translit. Hotei
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20th Century Chinese Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Jade

Satsuma Pottery Figure ‘Hotei’, Japan, C. 1890, Meiji Period
By Satsuma
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Satsuma pottery figure group, Japan, c. 1890, Meiji Period. The large group, modelled as Hotei
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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Earthenware

Japanese Hotei-san
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Japanese clay hotei-san (god of happiness) holding a septer and a money bag. Taisho period
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Early 20th Century Japanese Statues

Materials

Clay

Japanese Hotei-san
Japanese Hotei-san
H 13.75 in W 12 in
Japanese Bronze Hotei-San
Located in San Francisco, CA
Antique Japanese 2 piece bronze hotei-san (god of happiness) holding a money bag. Late meiji
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Early 20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Japanese Bronze Hotei-San
Japanese Bronze Hotei-San
H 19.5 in W 13 in D 11.5 in
Japanese Bronze Figure of Hotei
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese bronze figure of Hotei, represented as a Buddhist monk and identified by his large belly
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Early 20th Century Japanese Statues

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Bronze Statue of Hotei
Located in Seattle, WA
Japanese cast bronze figure of Hotei, the god of happiness and prosperity. Hotei, with his
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20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Bronze Statue of Hotei
Japanese Bronze Statue of Hotei
H 15.25 in W 15 in D 9 in
Mid 19th C. Japanese Hotei Bizen Pottery Buddah
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This is a C. 1850 happy buddah statue. It's Japanese hotei bizen pottery , and has three holes in
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Antique 19th Century Japanese Statues

Hotei, a carved boxwood okimono, signed, Meiji Period.
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Japanese boxwood okimono of Hotei, signed, c. 1890, Meiji Period. Finely carved as Hotei, the
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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Sculptures and Carvings

Materials

Boxwood

Lucky Gods of Japan
Located in San Francisco, CA
Three lucky gods of Japan: Ebisu, Hotei, and Daikoku who bring abundance, good health, wealth and
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Early 20th Century Japanese Sculptures

Materials

Clay

Lucky Gods of Japan
Lucky Gods of Japan
H 10.5 in W 9 in D 4.5 in
Netsuke, Wood, Accessory, Fashion, 19th century, Antique, Woodcraft, Hotei
Located in London, GB
Netsuke were practical fashion accessories worn by Japanese men of the Edo period (1615 - 1868
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19th Century Other Art Style Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Wood

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$2,100
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Colorful Insects Under Antique Glass Dome
Located in Munich, DE
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Colorful Insects Under Antique Glass Dome
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$1,918
H 19.69 in W 11.42 in D 7.09 in
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Located in Antwerp, BE
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Early 20th Century Taisho/Showa Period Japanese Woven Bamboo Ikebana Vase
Located in Grythyttan, SE
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Located in Kyoto, JP
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Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
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Located in New York, NY
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33% Off
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