Shou,
the Chinese god of longevity (fig.)
and a member of the
Three Star
Gods. He is typically
depicted with a semi-bald, oversized, abnormally high forehead and usually
with a dragonhead staff and a
Peach of Immortality
in his hands. The flowerhorn, a fish with a humpy head and the
Chinese name
luohan, refers
to him (fig.).
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