porcelainChina, 16th century,Size: 4 cm x 19 cmBlue and white porcelain plate with depiction of the Sanxing or gods of the three qualities, prosperity, status and longevity standing under a tree. Their names are Fu, Lu and Shou. Fu ususally carries a scroll and is represented as scholar or surrounded by kids. Lu can be made out by his clothing of a mandarin, a bureaucrat scholar. Shou can be reconized by the peach in his hand, a symbol of immortality. On the lip of the base are three patterns and Chinese script in the center.