Dear cecil,
I read somewhere that displaying of statues of the old people is considered good since it signifies wisdom and long life but other book says that it is bad to display these figurines since it signifies death and decay. So what is the truth. Thanks.

Dear Anon,
The most common statues of `old people' is the Fu Lu Shou Statute.
Here, you can see the deity of `Longevity' holding a `peach'.
Other than these, there are other Chinese `old' person's figurines. I have a collection of `old persons' with various poses will try to take photos of these and post in the forum.
In my opinion, it is not `bad' nor inauspicious to display such figurines.
Warmest Regards,
Cecil

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On 4/4/00 1:30:00 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear cecil,
I read somewhere that
displaying of statues of the
old people is considered good
since it signifies wisdom and
long life but other book says
that it is bad to display
these figurines since it
signifies death and decay. So
what is the truth. Thanks.

Dear Anon,
As promised, I took a picture (front and back) of Nine Chinese figurines in my personal collection deplicting the various poses and `items' carried by Nine `old people'. Shall we call them sages:)
By the way, 9 represents longevity for the Chinese.
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Above: Notice the different poses and type of items carried by some of the old `sages'.
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Above: Notice the different poses and positions of their hand.

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On 4/4/00 1:30:00 AM, Anonymous wrote:
Dear cecil,
I read somewhere that
displaying of statues of the
old people is considered good
since it signifies wisdom and
long life but other book says
that it is bad to display
these figurines since it
signifies death and decay. So
what is the truth. Thanks.

Dear cecil,
Can you tell us what each figurine is holding since we cant tell by looking at the picture and also what is the significance of different poses. Thanks.