The upper bulb joined by a waisted neck encircled by a lingzhi scroll band to a lower globular bulb, well painted on both sections with flying cranes amid lingzhi sprays over jagged peaks over waves?and roundels enclosing characters alternating with peaches, the base with a four-character mark reading 'Chang Sheng Bu Lao'?. Provenance: From the estate collection of Mrs. Victoria Lake, UK, by decent to family member in Bethesda, Maryland.