SITTING HOTEI, C/24 Elefun A serpentine dragon coils into

A serpentine dragon coils into a circle in this stainless steel wreath pendant

25" x W: 3

This novelty statuette depicts a skeletal nurse

5" x W: 4" x H: 4"

this skeletal Dia de los Muertos figurine depicts a woman dancing dressed in red

SITTING HOTEI, C/24 Elefun A serpentine dragon coils intoHis 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