172. RARE VASE ANTHROPOMORPHE EN BRONZE Époque Kangxi (1662-1722) A RARE ANTHROPOMORPHE BRONZE VASE Kangxi period Cast in the form of a bixie crouching low on a splayed base, with a round body sweeping up to a waisted neck and undulating rim, the animal detailed with a gentle grin revealing sharp fangs, bulging eyes, powerful limbs covered with spiraling fur and an upswept tail, the bronze patinated to a deep brown colour, wood stand and fitted box. 18cm (7 1/8in) high. (3). 清康熙 銅辟邪紋瓶 Provenance: Collection of Karl-Ernst Osthaus (1874-1921), Hagen and Meran Nagel, Stuttgart, 4 November 2011, lot 597 來源： 哈根及美拉諾Karl-Ernst Osthaus（1874-1921）珍藏 納高拍賣行，斯圖加特，2011年11月4日，編號597 Compare a similarly shaped bronze censer published in Through the Prism of the Past: Antiquarian Trends in Chinese Art of the 16th to 18th Century, Taipei 2003, p.57, cat.no.32. Compare also with a miniature gold- and silver-inlaid bronze vessel of this rare anthropomorph shape, dated to the Song dynasty, published in Spink & Son Ltd., The Minor Arts of China III, London, 1987, cat.no.68.