Longevity Collection

The Rev. Dr. Ingram, of Unst, Shetland Isles, aged One Hundred Years, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Rev. Dr. Ingram, of Unst, Shetland Isles, aged One Hundred Years, 1876. Engraving from a photograph by Mr. Charles Spence, of Lerwick

Tobosaku, Miura Daisuke Yoshiaki, and the Son of Urashima Taro Drinking Wine, 1873. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Tobosaku, Miura Daisuke Yoshiaki, and the Son of Urashima Taro Drinking Wine, 1873. TobosakuDongfang Shuo), Miura Yoshiaki and Urashima Taro, all three lived long

Mountain God with Tiger and Attendants, 1874. Creator: Unknown
Mountain God with Tiger and Attendants, 1874. Behind the figures the peach tree, symbol of longevity. Joseon dynasty (1391-1910)

Tou Mu, Goddess of the North Star, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Tou Mu, Goddess of the North Star, 1922. Doumu, a goddess in Chinese religion and Taoism, the feminine aspect of Heaven, seen to possess many arms and three eyes which symbolise her power to see

Vase of Longevity (Kalasha) with Buddha Amitabha, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Vase of Longevity (Kalasha) with Buddha Amitabha, 17th century

Plate with Shou Lao (the God of Longevity), Attendant, and Deer, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign mark and period (1662-1722)

Square Dish with Symbols of Longevity and Immortality (Deer, Bats... Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Creator: Unknown
Square Dish with Symbols of Longevity and Immortality (Deer, Bats, Fungus, and Clouds) and the Phrase Tian Zhi Mei Lu (Beauty of Heavenly Prosperity), Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

Square Dish with Symbols of Longevity and Immortality, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Creator: Unknown
Square Dish with Symbols of Longevity and Immortality, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

Pear-Shaped Snuff Bottle with Stylized Dragons and Stylized "Shou"
Pear-Shaped Snuff Bottle with Stylized Dragons and Stylized " Shou" (Longevity) Character, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 1730-1800

Boy with a Fawn, ca. 1720. Creator: Unknown
Boy with a Fawn, ca. 1720. Beautiful embroidered coat indicates wealth and privilege, the deer behind is an emblem of longevity and discipline

Henry Jenkins - Who lived to the amazing age of 169 years, 1821. Creator: R Page
Henry Jenkins - Who lived to the amazing age of 169 years, 1821. Portrait of the modern Methusaleh, Henry Jenkins, who claimed to have been born in 1501

The Old Couple Takasago, c1800-1820, (1910). Creator: Ichijosai Hirotoshi
The " Old Couple Takasago", c1800-1820, (1910). Wrought-iron tsuba by Hirotoshi. From " In Lotus-Land Japan", by Herbert G. Ponting, F.R.G.S. [Macmillan and Co

The Gods of Happiness, Office and Longevity, 1922. From Myths and Legends of China, by Edward TC Werner, published by George G Harrap & Co, 1922

Christ Drives the Money-Changers from the Temple, 1626. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Christ Drives the Money-Changers from the Temple, 1626. From the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow

Alexander Cuts the Gordian Knot, late 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Jean Simon Berthelemy
Alexander Cuts the Gordian Knot, late 18th/early 19th century. From the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris

Madame Corot, Mother of the Artist, c1845. Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
Madame Corot, Mother of the Artist, c1845. From the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh

Saint Jerome, 17th century. Artist: Jusepe de Ribera
Saint Jerome, 17th century. From a private collection

Tobit and Anna, 1626. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Tobit and Anna, 1626. From the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Shou Lao, God of long life, Chinese Porcelain, 18th century. Formerly a stellar deity, the ancient Chinese Taoist god of long life and luck

The immortals visit Shou-Lao, god of Longevity, Porcelain dish, 17th century. from Qing Dynasty, Kangxi reign at British Museum

The Chinese Star-god of Longevity. Shou-lao. Shou Lao is the three Daoist Gods of Fu (Good fortune) Lu (Prosperity) Shou (Longevity), who usually has a very prominent forehead

Soapstone Chinese statuette of Shou-lao, 17th century
Ch ing dynasty soapstone statuette of Shou-lao, a god of longevity, with a crane and a deer, both emblems of immortality. From the British Museums collection, 17th century

Three sages of T ai Chi, Chinese, 17th or 18th century. The three sages are depicted surrounded by symbols of long life and immortality (tree, deer, peach). In the centre is the Yin-Yan symbol

Chinese porcelain dish showing the Taoist triad, 18th century
Chinese porcelain dish showing the Taoist triad of Happiness, Rank and Longevity, and the goddess Hsi Wang Mu crossing the sea. Painted in underglaze blue and enamel, 18th century

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