A carved hardstone figure of Budai


Attired in flowing robes open to reveal his protruding belly and pendulous breasts, the monk holding his eponymous cloth sack at his right shoulder while his left hides a sprig of lingzhi fungus behind his back, the carved details also including a double gourd strung from his waist and an auspicious bat fluttering at his side; the stone of fairly uniform yellowish white color displaying a few small streaks of russet towards the base.6 1/2in (16.5cm) high