Q015 Jade carving of longevity God (Shou-Xing-Gong)

Q015 Jade carving of longevity God (Shou-Xing-Gong)  (Height: 10.80cm)

At the time of Emperor Yao, there was a famous chef named Peng Keng. He cooked a "wild pheasant soup", which was greatly appreciated by Emperor Yao and was granted the place in Peng City (now Xuzhou).

Qu Yuan, the poet, wrote in one of his poems, Pour the pheasant soup to the emperor. He enjoy long life!, how long is his life! " Note of Wang Yi said, "Peng Keng likes to reconcile his taste and is good at cooking pheasants for Emperor Yao. "Cooking will be granted land, because it has the function of" receiving more longevity ", that is, extending life. How to prolong one's life has been discussed in Zhuangzi's "xiaoyaoyou" and sungzi's "self cultivation chapter". In the Jin Dynasty, Ge Hong said that Peng Keng’a long life was blessed by God, saying that he was "767 years old at the end of the Yin Dynasty Only to support life as a matter, good at the art of complementary guidance. "He is said to enjoy eight hundred years of life, so he called Pengzu the God of longevity. Peng Zuyin is good at using food to nourish and keep healthy. He became the first Kitchen God to create food therapy in ancient times. He used food therapy to cure diseases and strengthen his body.

This is the jade carving of Hetian, and the jade sculpture of longevity God is very rare. He holds a lotus pod in his hand and has fat geese under his feet, which can be used for delicious cooking and beneficial food. Lotus seed also means to have a baby in succession, and goose means to have a fat house at home. It's a good thing that people dream of, and those who get it will live a long life!