Extremely rare Chinese Buddhism monk zuohua cylinder (高僧坐化缸), the whole cylinder in 3 parts, the top, the cover and the body, the 6 panels on cover depicting longevity symbol, crane, bird, flower and animal, the 6 panels on body depicting monk riding on crane (乘鶴西去), crane, flowers and animal (神獸), the cover edge has chips, the body has minor chip, otherwise in very good condition, circa 18th century or earlier, 50"Hx31.2"dia