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LOT 51:
A Pair of Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Plates with Provenance. Fu Lu Shou - three Gods depicted in the ...
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A Pair of Antique Chinese Famille Rose Porcelain Plates with Provenance. Fu Lu Shou - three Gods depicted in the middle above ground. In mandarin, fu lu shou means blessings, prosperity, and longevity. This combination of auspiciousness covers all aspects of life and is generally known as all-encompassing good fortune manifestations that one can enjoy in life. Underside with red underglaze TONGZHI mark under the base. Ca. Qing Dynasty, 19th. Century. Size d: 4 1/2. Provenance: Collection of Edward Hyers Clayton (1886-1946). American writer and missioner. E.H. Clayton and his wife were missionaries of the American Baptist Foreign Mission Society in charge of Wayland Academy, a missionary school in Hangzhou, China from 1912 to 1942. E.H. Clayton wrote a book Heaven Below based on his living experience in China.
