Description In the Collection of Palace Museum, Beijing To satisfy demands for auspicious images of economic fortune and personal well-being in the late Ming, Chinese artists created the triad of Fu Lu Shou, the Gods of Happiness, Emolument, and longevity, which rapidly grew in popularity, gracing the halls of the imperial palace as well as the homes of peasants. Commonly titled San Xing (Three Stars), the triad joined the ranks of such illustrious trios as San Sheng (Three Sages), San Bao (Three Precious Ones), and San Qing (Three Pure Ones). Even though a late-comer in Chinese popular art, the “San Xing tu,” or representation of the Three Stars, is the best known of the triads. This theme had such widespread appeal that it was portrayed in a variety of media: traditional paintings, woodcut prints, stone reliefs, porcelain decorations, and “Nian hua” (New Year pictures). It was this last folk art medium, the color woodcut print produced inexpensively for mass consumption, that promoted the dissemination of the Three Stars throughout China. This composition was produced in embroidery, collected in the imperial palace of Qianlong (reg 1736-1796). Fu (Sage of Happiness) in the middle, Lu (Sage of Emolument) on the right, Shou (Sage of Longevity) are surrounded by pines, cranes, deer and peaches, which represent longevity and luckiness. Over thirty kinds of color flosses were used in this embroidery.
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