This is the Laughing Buddha. You can put your troubles in his belly and he will laugh them away.
He is actually the bambooda. This is carved from a piece of bamboo. It's from an area in southern Sichuan called the Bamboo Sea （竹海）. If you remember the end of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (卧虎藏龙）where two people are having a sword fight and long discussion while atop the bamboo, then you know the Bamboo Sea.
Dan K (of The Ks ), I have introduced students to Rubbin' the Buddha as well as some of your recent work. Just thinking of that song makes me want to wander down Bardstown Road to the Nanking Garden Chinese restaurant for a restorative lunch after a night on the town.
Listen to Rubbin' the Buddha
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