163. POIDS EN BRONZE INCRUSTÉ D'ARGENT ET D'OR Dynastie Ming A GOLD AND SILVER-INLAID BRONZE 'BIXIE' SCROLL WEIGHT Ming Dynasty Heavily cast in a recumbent position, facing forward with head raised and mouth open and large bulging eyes, his powerfully modelled body with strong haunches, wings drawn back and lying flat against his sides, with a bifurcated tail tucked below the body, with gold and silver-inlaid details, fitted box. 6.5cm (2 5/8in) long. (2). 明 銅錯金銀辟邪鎮紙 Provenance: Lempertz, Cologne, 23 November 2001, lot 381 來源： 倫佩茨拍賣行，科隆，2001年11月23日，編號381 A very similar gold and silver-inlaid bronze water dropper similarly cast as a mythical beast, attributed to the Ming dynasty, is illustrated in Hugh Moss and G. Tsang, Arts from the Scholar's Studio, Hong Kong, 1986, no.208. See also an example published in Rose Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, London, 1990, no.73.