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Shouxing, Deity of Longevity

寿星立像
Shouxing, Deity of Longevity (寿星立像)
PLATE IImage: Tokyo National Museum, via ColBase — CC BY 4.0
At a glance — Sculpture · Edo period · held by Tokyo National Museum · designated Important Cultural Property of Japan.

Fact Sheet

Designation
Important Cultural Property (重要文化財)
Category
Sculpture
Date
1601–1800
Location
Ueno, Tokyo
Catalogue ID
cobas-58473

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This is a figure of Shouxing, the deity of longevity in Chinese mythology. Wearing robes that bear the character for longevity, he holds a peach of immortality in his right hand, believed to give those who eat it eternal life.

— Museum description: Tokyo National Museum (CC BY 4.0), via ColBase / Japan Search.

Record & Sources

Cite this page: “Shouxing, Deity of Longevity（寿星立像）.” Treasures of Japan, catalogue no. cobas-58473. Tokyo National Museum. https://treasures.yamato-kenkou.com/treasures/shouxing-deity-of-longevity/ — entry last verified 1 November 2026.
Full record data (as published in the official catalogue record)
  • Genre: Sculpture
  • Category: Historical materials:Christian-related materials
  • Material: Glazed porcelain
  • Cultural property designation: Important Cultural Property
  • 員数: 1軀
  • 分類: 彫刻
  • 品質形状: 磁製
  • 種別: 歴史資料:キリシタン関係遺品
  • 法量: 総高23.0

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