Fu, Lu, and Shou, large porcelain statues of the gods of the three stars, each with underglaze blue decoration, Fu holding scroll, Lu holding ruyi scepter with detachable headdress accents, and Shou holding peach and scepter, largest 20-3/4 x 8-1/2 in.

Note: William Joseph Roache and his family moved from Australia to Hong Kong in the early 1960s. He was employed as an Agronomist, and his job took him out into the Chinese countryside. In these travels, he purchased Chinese art, typically porcelains, from locals and shops. Mr. Roache then moved to Singapore in the late 1960s and continued his passion for collecting. After moving to the United States, he and his family retired to a horse farm in Rutherfordton, North Carolina where he lived surrounded by his beloved objects.

William Joseph Roache and his family moved from Australia to Hong Kong in the early 1960s. He was employed as an Agronomist, and his job took him out into the Chinese countryside. In these travels, he purchased Chinese art, typically porcelains, from locals and shops. Mr. Roache then moved to Singapore in the late 1960s and continued his passion for collecting. After moving to the United States, he and his family retired to a horse farm in Rutherfordton, North Carolina where he lived surrounded by his beloved objects.

Provenance: Collection of William Joseph Roache, Rutherfordton, North Carolina; by descent in family

crazing, anomalies, pinholes, glaze voids, and firing cracks, surface accretion; Fu with chip to robe on back, firing crack across shoulder; Lu with repair to one of detachable headdress accents, loss to bottom of ruyi scepter, firing crack under chin and hand; Shou with small area of paint splatter to back of robe