Shou
The Shou or Chou is frequently seen, but not often understood by anyone not able to understand Chinese; the symbol is an ancient ideogram meaning ‘long life’. Despite its antiquity, it still appears in many places on furniture woven into fabric and made into jewellery. The symbol looks a little like a peach stone. The peach was the symbol of the god Shou Hsing, who controlled beings. The peach belonging to the god conferred the gift of immortality.
Nozedar Adele, The element encyclopaedia of secret signs and symbols, 2008, Shou, p 180
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