Title
"Laughing Buddha"
Description
Statues of this sort can be found in Buddhist temples, representing the future Buddha. Known in Japanese as 'Hotei,' it literally means 'cloth sack,' referring to the bag being carried.
Creator
Welch, Claude Emerson
Publisher
State University of New York at Buffalo
Date
2000-03
Rights
Format
image/jpeg
Type
Image
Identifier
psc001_psc1802
Coverage
Japanese
Kyoto, Japan
Is Part Of
Welch-Ludwig Collection
PSC001
Collection
Citation
Welch, Claude Emerson, “"Laughing Buddha",” Digital Collections - University at Buffalo Libraries, accessed February 11, 2025, https://digital.lib.buffalo.edu/items/show/41339.