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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 3663134, member: 8267&quot;]He is probably Cai shen, a Chinese god of prosperity.</p><p><img src="https://ae01.alicdn.com/kf/HTB1W7XCNXXXXXcAXpXXq6xXFXXXX/14-inch-Chinese-pure-Bronze-statue-Money-God-of-Fortune-Cai-shen-ye-arrive.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>In his right hand he is holding a scepter known as a ruyi, symbolizing power and good fortune.</p><p><br /></p><p>It looks like yours may be mold-made ceramic rather than wood. The small hole in the bottom would be made as a vent to release hot gases as the ceramic was fired. When the hole was punched in, the small pug of clay fell inside and remains as the rattling sound you hear.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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