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<p>[QUOTE="ValerieK, post: 4411371, member: 7360"]Many thanks for this, I had been trying to identify him without success, and a god of longevity seems to make perfect sense! (I'm getting to the age when he would be my god of choice, no wonder I like him so much!) Do you think that makes the carving Chinese? I have been having a look at photos of depictions of Shouxing, and the long fine beard and high forehead look just the same. The photos I've found depict the fruit as a peach, and the fruit shown in mine is rather flat and rosette-shaped at the top, but I've just read that he may carry a gourd filled with the elixir of life, which could well be the right shape. I had thought it might be some kind of sea creature. What a lot one learns when posting objects on this forum, so much knowledge to tap into![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="ValerieK, post: 4411371, member: 7360"]Many thanks for this, I had been trying to identify him without success, and a god of longevity seems to make perfect sense! (I'm getting to the age when he would be my god of choice, no wonder I like him so much!) Do you think that makes the carving Chinese? I have been having a look at photos of depictions of Shouxing, and the long fine beard and high forehead look just the same. The photos I've found depict the fruit as a peach, and the fruit shown in mine is rather flat and rosette-shaped at the top, but I've just read that he may carry a gourd filled with the elixir of life, which could well be the right shape. I had thought it might be some kind of sea creature. What a lot one learns when posting objects on this forum, so much knowledge to tap into![/QUOTE]
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