A Complete Set of Ceramic Figures of the Eighteen Luohan (Arhats), Shiwan, Circa 1980 约1980年 石湾窑十八罗汉一套 Consisting of the 'Deer Sitting Luohan', the 'Happy Luohan', the 'Raised Bowl Luohan', the Raised Pagoda Luohan', the 'Meditating Luohan', the 'Overseas Lohan', the 'Elephant Riding Luohan', the 'Laughing Lion Luohan', the 'Open Heart Luohan', the 'Raised Hand Luohan', the 'Thinking Luohan', the 'Scratch Ear Luohan', the 'Calico Bag Luohan', the 'Plantain Luohan', the 'Long Eyebrow Luohan', the 'Doorman Luohan', the 'Taming Dragon Luohan', and the 'Taming Tiger Luohan'; each with an impressed seal mark to the interior, tallest height 10.4 in — 26.5 cm Note: In Chinese Buddhism, the Eighteen Luohans were the original followers of the Gautama Buddha. The number of monks was fixed to eighteen sometime around the end of the Tang Dynasty. For further discussion on the Eighteen Luohan, please see the footnotes in Bonhams San Francisco, June 21, 2011, lots 8011 and 8020 Estimate: $600—800