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The prominent cranium identifies this figure as Shoulao, the God of Longevity. Here, he holds a peach, a symbol of long life, and his jacket is decorated with the Chinese character for longevity (shou).
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清康熙 景德鎮窯三彩描金壽老
Title: God of Longevity (Shoulao)
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722)
Date: 18th century
Culture: China
Medium: Porcelain painted in overglaze polychrome enamels and gold (Jingdezhen ware)
Dimensions: H. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); W. 6 in. (15.2 cm); D. 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm)
Classification: Ceramics
Credit Line: Bequest of Benjamin Altman, 1913
Object Number: 14.40.212
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