A Chinese blue and white meiping vase

A Chinese blue and white meiping vase, with a short narrow neck and flared rim, painted with a band of lotus scroll around the body, a border of rocks and cresting waves around the foot, and a band of peonies within gadroon panels at the shoulder, Ming dynasty 1st half 16th century, glaze defect to the shoulder, glaze degradation probably due to sea immersion, 25cm. From the collection of Professor D R Laurence MD. Provenance: purchased from R & G McPherson, London.