A Chinese blue and white sleeve vase

A Chinese blue and white sleeve vase, finely painted around the body with a scene depicting a warrior bearing a spear and with two attendants, consulting a sage who holds a gnarled staff and points to the mountains, the central band with four cranes divided by scrolls, all between anhua bands of flowers and chevrons, Shunzhi period 1644-1661, restoration to base, 43cm. From the collection of Professor D R Laurence MD. Cf. Shunzhi Porcelain, Treasures from an Unknown Reign, no.55 for a similar vase.