Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
An eccentric Buddhist priest who lived in China during the 9th century, Budai (Hotei in Japanese) is usually portrayed as a happy wanderer unconcerned with social conventions or material wealth, who carried his meagre belongings around in a large sack.
Antik Dragon Japanese & Other Fine Art has dated this piece to the 19th Century.
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Excellent Japanese Meiji (19thc) Boxwood Netsuke of Hotei
