{"product_id":"large-hotei","title":"Large Hotei","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003eExceptional ceramic molded figure of Hotei, the God of Happiness and Plenty, often called the Laughing Buddha. Such figures were commonly placed above the irori (open hearth) in Japanese farmhouses, where they acquired a darkened patina from cooking fires. Positioned above the fire, Hotei was believed to ensure that the household cauldron remained full.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003ec. Late 18th–early 19th century (Edo period), Japan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 6.0pt;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 10.0pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003e20 ½\" height x 17\" width x 10\" depth\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'MS Mincho';\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mingei Archive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47915331715227,"sku":null,"price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0584\/2685\/1483\/files\/DD4EF2B8-F231-4C9F-81D2-27EEE57A9682.jpg?v=1769453906","url":"https:\/\/mingeiarchive.com\/products\/large-hotei","provider":"Mingei Archive","version":"1.0","type":"link"}