i was wondering if anybody had some info on the figurines i have bought, they are of FU LU SHOU the three lucky Gods, they have remarkable workmanship and are made of porceline, the detailing is outstanding. the first figurine is FU he is standing on a Fish Dragon, the secound figurine is of LU he is surounded by a serpent, and last but not least is SHOU he is standing on a Turtle Dragon. they are all very unique. if anybody has seen figurines like this please let me know, i have searched the internet with no results.
thanks

In my opinion, although the workmanship as you mentioned is outstanding;
From my personal experience; I strongly believe; that it may be a "newer" version is that I only seen the dark (chocolate coloured) faces or skin-toneturn-up around 20 to 30 years ago. In addition; the older "antiques" of Fu Lu Shou were not as elaborate as the ones you had.
Usually, again I believe the older ones all have beautiful natural coloured faces that mimic natural skin tone colour. Furthermore, what makes me think that it is new is the mandarin character on the first figurine (which is Shou) - which is often not found on antiques and the character is not as well "written".
Thus, in the past, especially such figurines that were 50 to 60 years old - I have never seen "chocolate coloured faces or skin-tone. Well, I may be wrong.

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On 6/21/2011 6:18:44 AM, Anonymous wrote:
i was wondering if anybody had
some info on the figurines i
have bought, they are of FU LU
SHOU the three lucky Gods,
they have remarkable
workmanship and are made of
porceline, the detailing is
outstanding. the first
figurine is FU he is standing
on a Fish Dragon, the secound
figurine is of LU he is
surounded by a serpent, and
last but not least is SHOU he
is standing on a Turtle
Dragon. they are all very
unique. if anybody has seen
figurines like this please let
me know, i have searched the
internet with no
results.thanks

Mr. Lee
i would like to thank you for the response to my FU LU SHOU figurines, the imformation you have supply is just what i needed to hear, once again Thank You very much.

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On 6/21/2011 7:16:39 AM, Anonymous wrote:
In my opinion, although the workmanship
as you mentioned is outstanding;From my
personal experience; I strongly believe;
that it may be a "newer" version is that
I only seen the dark (chocolate
coloured) faces or
skin-toneturn-up around 20 to 30
years ago. In addition; the older
"antiques" of Fu Lu Shou were not as
elaborate as the ones you had.Usually,
again I believe the older ones all have
beautiful natural coloured faces that
mimic natural skin tone colour.
Furthermore, what makes me think that it
is new is the mandarin character on the
first figurine (which is Shou) - which
is often not found on antiques and the
character is not as well "written".Thus,
in the past, especially such figurines
that were 50 to 60 years old - I have
never seen "chocolate coloured faces or
skin-tone. Well, I may be wrong.On
6/21/2011 6:18:44 AM, Noe Martinez
wrote:
i was wondering if anybody
had
some info on the figurines i
have bought, they are of FU LU
SHOU the three lucky Gods,
they
have remarkable
workmanship and are
made of
porceline, the detailing is
outstanding. the first
figurine
is FU he is standing
on a Fish
Dragon, the secound
figurine is of
LU he is
surounded by a serpent, and
last but not least is SHOU he
is
standing on a Turtle
Dragon. they
are all very
unique. if anybody has
seen
figurines like this please let
me know, i have searched the
internet with no
results.thanks