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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 425710, member: 2844&quot;]Could be, and the one in the link Terry posted is called Budai, which is the Chinese name for Hotei, which is Japanese. Hotei is often confused with Buddha, but he was a monk. Hoteis are even called big-bellied Buddhas, but there is no such thing, the Buddha was an ascetic. </p><p>When I still had an Asian Antiques shop someone used to come in every week asking if I had any big-bellied Buddhas.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie19" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> The whole confusion has made me a bit allergic to Hotei figurines. This one is an absolute gem, though.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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