{"product_id":"standing-laughing-buddha-budai-pendant","title":"Standing Laughing Buddha (Budai) Pendant","description":"\u003cp\u003eBudai on the road, everything he owns over one shoulder.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003cstrong\u003eStanding Laughing Buddha (Budai) Pendant\u003c\/strong\u003e is the travelling version of a figure we usually build seated. He is upright and mid-stride, and the two attributes that define him are both here: the \u003cstrong\u003ecloth sack\u003c\/strong\u003e knotted and slung over his left shoulder, and the \u003cstrong\u003estaff\u003c\/strong\u003e gripped in his right hand and running down past his hip.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe face is caught at full laugh — \u003cstrong\u003eeyes creased shut\u003c\/strong\u003e, cheeks pushed up into them, mouth wide open, ears long and heavy. The head is bare and round with the crown bump worked into it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis \u003cstrong\u003erobe hangs open\u003c\/strong\u003e to leave the belly bare, and the belly is the piece’s centre of gravity in every sense: smooth, round, deliberately undecorated, with the drapery gathered and knotted below it and the hem breaking into deep carved folds around his feet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a \u003cstrong\u003efree-cut silhouette\u003c\/strong\u003e — no plate, no frame — and it is worked \u003cstrong\u003esolid and thick\u003c\/strong\u003e. Ten grams in 18K inside a 27.3mm footprint is a dense piece of gold for its size. The finish is satin throughout with the bail left bright.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBudai is the monk of contentment, and the belly gets rubbed for luck because the point of him is that wanting less is its own kind of wealth. Standing with the sack, he is the version of that idea on the move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy You’ll Love It:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe Standing Version\u003c\/strong\u003e – Upright with sack and staff, not the usual seated Budai\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBoth Attributes Carved\u003c\/strong\u003e – Knotted cloth sack over the shoulder and staff in hand\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFree-Cut Silhouette\u003c\/strong\u003e – No backing plate; the outline is the figure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolid and Thick\u003c\/strong\u003e – 10g in 18K inside a 27.3mm footprint\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDeep Robe Folds\u003c\/strong\u003e – Drapery knotted below the belly and breaking around the feet\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSolid Gold Throughout\u003c\/strong\u003e – No stones and no plating\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eChain not included.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade to order, turnaround time is typically 2-4 weeks.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDimensions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e27.3mm × 17.2mm (1.07” × 0.68”), not including bail\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChain Fit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUp to 3mm\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eChain\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eNot included\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eEstimated Weight by Purity\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003ePurity\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eApprox. 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