禄星 Luxing 竹根雕 Bamboo root Carving

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禄星 Luxing

竹根雕 Bamboo root Carving

中国工艺美术大师梁丰助2001年作品 现收藏于中国衡阳南岳梁丰助工艺美术馆

The star of Lu (祿), Luxing 祿星, is Mizar (ζ Ursa Majoris), or, in traditional Chinese astronomy, the sixth star in the Wenchang cluster, and like the Fu star came to be personified.[citation needed] The Lu star is believed to be Zhang Xian who lived during the Later Shu dynasty. The word lu specifically refers to the salary of a government official. As such, the Lu star is the star of prosperity, rank, and influence.

The Lu star was also worshipped separately from the other two as the deity dictating one’s success in the imperial examinations, and therefore success in the imperial bureaucracy. The Lu star is usually depicted in the dress of a mandarin.