Elaborately carved Ivory Reclining Laughing Buddha on Wooden Stand | signed piece Georgian 5cms (5 1/3") wide at

5cms (5 1/3") wide at base

one of the synthetic elements in the periodic table

Churchill England Warner Brothers Licenced Product

a brand of English pottery

About this Design: Delonix was part of a series of three designs by Shirley Hayes

Elaborately carved Ivory Reclining Laughing Buddha on Wooden Stand | signed piece Georgian 5cms (5 1/3") wide atElaborately carved Ivory Reclining Laughing Buddha on Wooden Stand signed to base Strictly speaking this is Budai in Chinese and Hotei in Japan An finely carved example with its own wooden stand Buddha is expertly carved with detailed facial features and a pleasing smile with dimples, attention to the detail in the fingers and toes his little pet rat sneaking his nose out from the bed c. 1900 Approx 7cms (2 3 4") tall on stand Approx 11cms (4 1 3")