Bronze Fu Lu Shou Figurines, 5 cm

Bronze Fu Lu Shou Figurines, 5 cm — a set of three miniature bronze figurines of the star elders on lotus bases: Fu Xing with a child, Lu Xing with a ruyi sceptre and Shou Xing with a staff and peach. Size — 2×2×5 cm, weight — about 122 g.

Who Fu Lu Shou are

Fu Lu Shou (福祿壽), or San Xing, are the three star elders of Chinese tradition. Fu Xing, holding a child, grants happiness and family well-being; Lu Xing, in official's robes with a ruyi sceptre, grants career, success and prosperity; and Shou Xing, with his high forehead and staff, grants health and longevity. Together they express a wish for a full life.

The figurines symbolically:

bring happiness and harmony to the family;
help career and success;
attract prosperity;
symbolise health and longevity.

Where to place it

The three elders are placed together in the living room, dining room or the eastern part of the home — the family and health area — usually with Fu Xing in the centre or on the left and Shou Xing on the right.

As a gift

Fu Lu Shou is a traditional gift for parents, an anniversary, a wedding or a housewarming, with a wish for happiness, success and a long life.