Chinese porcelain blue and white bombé censer, xianglu, Kangxi period, circa 1690. Photo Marchant

with galleried rim and everted foot, painted on the exterior with the Three Star gods, Fuxing, the god of happiness, seated beside a Buddhist lion wearing a cap and long flowing robes, beside Luxing, the god of prosperity, seated beside a Buddhist lion, wearing an official hat and a ruyi-cloud waist band over his portly stomach, and Shoulao, the god of longevity, seated beside his deer, all between large characters, fu lu shou, above a ruyi-head band and beneath a triangular diaper on the galleried rim. 8 ½ inches, 21.8 cm diameter. The base with a six-character mark of Xuande within a double ring in underglaze blue. Price on request