Glazed ceramic ‘Beasts’ vase, Qing dynasty

Ceramic modelled in the form of an oval vase, without a neck, with a narrow circular mouth covered by a small lid. It is covered with a beautiful clear crackled glaze, decorated with an enamelled scene of large mythical beasts amidst a sea of curling clouds. It has a four-letter mark on the base. 

Height: 34 cm; diameter of base: 16.4 cm