Stoneware figure of Budai under green and ochre glazes.
Henan province
Ming Dynasty, dated twentieth year of Chenghun (AD 1486)
Budai, the fat smiling monk, is an accretion of several legends. He is sometimes regarded as an incarnation of the Future Buddha, the Buddha who will follow Shakyamuni. It is in this role that Budai is placed in the entrance halls to temples and monasteries.
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