SITTING HOTEI, C/24 Fire A pair of miniature Octopee

A pair of miniature Octopee charms feature in these stainless steel Furrybones earrings

75" x H: 5

Sea Nymph’s Pond is made of cold cast bonded bronze

A white skull is embedded in a decorative pewter fitting in this skull head necklace pendant

this eye catching statuette makes a great gift

SITTING HOTEI, C/24 Fire A pair of miniature OctopeeHis 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