RARE ANTIQUE (Late 1800's) CARVED WOOD SEATED LAUGHING HAPPY BUDDHA FIGURE / STATUE
ALTHOUGH THIS MAGNIFICENT WOOD CARVED STATUE IS NOT MARKED OR STAMPED THE AGE OF THE WOOD ITSELF AND THE STYLE OF THE CARVING CAN BE RESEARCHED TO DATE TO AT LEAST THE LATE 1800's AND WAS PROBABLY CARVED IN THE FUZHOU REGION OF CHINA
THIS IS AN EXQUISITE WORK OF ART, HIGHLY SKILLED WITH SUPERB DETAIL AND IS A REDDISH BROWN COLOUR. ALSO KNOWN AS THE HOTEI , LAUGHING, HAPPY BUDDHA OF WEALTH AND PROSPERITY WHO IS THE BRINGER OF GOOD LUCK AND PROSPERITY TO YOUR HOME AND BUSINESS. THE MAGICAL PEARLS DEPICTED AS RESTING ACROSS THE BUDDHAS RIGHT KNEE ARE SYMBOLS OF MATERIAL AND SPIRITUAL WEALTH
DUE TO THIS MAJESTIC ITEM BEING HAND CARVED IT IS GUARANTEED UNIQUE AS WELL AS BEING DECORATIVE SPLENDOR AND VERY PROMINENT
STAMPS/MARKS ETC : THE STATUE IS NOT STAMPED OR MARKED
LINKS/EXAMPLES ETC : SIMILAR ITEMS
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CONDITION : DUE TO THE CONSIDERABLE AGE OF THE STATUE AND ITS CHANGE FROM A MORE MOIST CLIMATE IN ASIA TO A DRYER CLIMATE IN AFRICA IT HAS DEVELOPED TWO WOOD CRACKS IN THE FRONT AND ONE AT THE BACK (shallow). THESE RATHER THAN DETRACTING FROM ITS BEAUTY, ADD TO ITS ANTIQUE CHARM. ASIDE FROM THIS THE ITEM IS IN PERFECT CONDITION WITH NO CHIPS, OTHER CRACKS OR DAMAGES
SIZE : 26.5cm HEIGHT.....19cm by 17cm BASE
WEIGHT : Approx 2kg
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