A CARVED BOXWOOD CARVING OF HOTEI (OR LAUGHING BUDDHA) WITH ARMS ABOVE HIS HEAD HOLDING AN OJIME BEAD ON A STRING.
WHEN THE BEAD IS PULLED UP HOTEI'S STOMACH LIFTS UP TO REVEAL A SECRET COMPARTMENT.
FIXED TO A LATER WOODEN PLINTH
JAPANESE LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY

13CM HEIGHT TOTAL
10.5CM HEIGHT WITHOUT BASE

* MINOR DAMAGE TO ONE FOOT.

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