The God of Longevity is depicted sitting and holding a bowl containing a peach, a symbol of long life, in his left hand. The god is contained in a hand, which act as a frame for the figure, while also seems to gently support the god.
Shoulao is usually represented as an old man, bald, with a high forehead and long white beard, and carrying a staff and a peach. In China, he is one of the three gods known collectively as 'Fu-Lu-Shou san xing' (the three stellar deities of happiness, wealth and longevity).