With four Chinese characters in raised relief on base heqi sheng cai meaning "harmony brings wealth," the laughing Buddha sits with a double gourd in one hand and a bead necklace in the other, bats are featured on his drapery and he sits on a rocky base.

9.5 in.

The Estate of the late Wade Anderson Gardner, Jr., Wilson, NC Mr. Gardner, Jr. was born on March 25, 1936 in Wilson, and was the son of the late Lela Smith Gardner and Wade Anderson Gardner. A lifelong educator, he was awarded The Order of the Long Leaf Pine in 2004 for his 30 years of exemplary service to the educational system of North Carolina.

Good estate condition; some verdigris; with some chalk dust; minor flakes to base.