A rare Chinese blue and white ‘eighteen luohan' censer, Kangxi period, inscribed dedication and cyclical date for 1709,of bombé form, surrounded by expressive figures of the eighteen luohan, flanking an arched reserve inscribed ‘Kangxi 47th year, given to san xianggong by Hebao QingJi who belongs to Xia religion', 23cm diameter, 14.4cm high, carved hongmu stand, cracks to basecf. Christie's, New York, An era of inspiration: 17th century Chinese porcelains from the collection of Julia and John Curtis, 16 March 2015, lot number 3574, for a Kangxi blue and white cylindrical censer featuring a rare ‘eighteen luohan' design featuring smaller scale figures in a landscape.