The deep rounded sides supported on three columnar legs, rising to a waisted neck and a limped rim, set with a pair of upright handles, the body cast with a band of three pairs of confronting archaic beasts reserved on a leiwen ground, all above pendant cicada lappets, the legs incised with downward lappets, the interior inscribed with three ancient characters. 7.3inch H, 5.5inch W.