Reverse Painted Art: Fu, Lu, Shou - Chinese gods of luck, success and long life

Description

Exquisitely detailed, framed, vintage hand-painted reverse glass depiction of three Chinese star gods Fu, Lu, and Shou, who are associated with three attributes of a good life: Happiness, Prosperity, and Longevity.  This remarkable multicolor reverse glass painting has fine detail, superb shading, and gilt and silver highlights/details throughout the figures' flowing garments and headdresses.  There are some scrape marks to the background paint within 1/2" of the borders margins, but very few minor mars to the main images.  See photos for more information about the condition of this item.  The reverse glass image measures 13 1/4" by 19 1/4"; the sturdy 1" thick wooden frame measures 15 5/8" by 21 5/8" with a decorative wrought iron hanging bracket mounted at the top.  Ships well-packed in a special box for framed art ( handling costs for that box will be added to the invoice) by insured FedEx Ground or FedEx Home Delivery to US locations. Ships to international locations by eBay's Global Shipping Program with costs of shipping and any customs and import fees paid by the buyer through that program. Avoid shipping costs by requesting local pick-up.
On the right of the image is Fu, who is associated with the planet Jupiter; he is depicted in scholar's dress, holding a young child and a fan. Fu is the personification of happiness and good fortune.
In the middle is Lu, who is associated with a star in Ursa Major (the Big Dipper), and is depicted in a Mandarin's garments.  Fu is the personification of prosperity, rank, and influence, and he was believed to control one's success in the Imperial Examinations, and therefore success in the imperial bureaucracy.
On the left is Shou, who is associated with the star of the south pole in Chinese astronomy. According to legend, he was carried in his mother's womb for ten years before being born, and was already an old man when delivered. As the god of longevity, he is recognized by his high, domed forehead and the gourd filled with Elixir of Life tied to the end of his walking stick.