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On display at V&A South Kensington
Ceramics, Room 137, The Curtain Foundation Gallery

God of Longevity

Figure of Shouxing
1662-1722 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Figure of Shouxing (God of Longevity), painted on the biscuit with enamel colours in the famille verte palette. He is seated on a plinth, with one hand concealed in the long sleeve, the left hand exposed and holding a tablet.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleGod of Longevity (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Porcelain painted in enamels on the biscuit
Brief description
Figure of Shouxing, porcelain painted with enamels in the famille verte palette on the biscuit; China (Jingdezhen), Qing dynasty
Physical description
Figure of Shouxing (God of Longevity), painted on the biscuit with enamel colours in the famille verte palette. He is seated on a plinth, with one hand concealed in the long sleeve, the left hand exposed and holding a tablet.
Dimensions
  • Height: 16cm
Styles
Credit line
Given by Mr C. N. Ades, in memory of his wife Andrée
Production
label
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
FE.16-1978

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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