The Hand Up Charlie

This Relic is one of the seven Japanese Shinto-gods of luck. Hotei is the god of happiness and laughter and the wisdom of being content.

My mom had several of these. She always called them Hands Up Charlie. These days it's considered to be Politically Incorrect.

It's made of bronze and one of his arms is missing. It was once there but it's loss is remains a mystery of the relic room.

I know it's there somewhere...

Tradition tells us to rub his belly for Happiness.

--You can see his belly has a polish!