A bronze 'ox' water dropperSong/Ming DynastyCast as a recumbent ox with a hump above its neck, its head slightly lifted to form the spout, the legs neatly folded and tucked underneath the rounded body. 8.5cm (3 3/8in) long. 注脚宋/明 銅製瑞獸水丞Provenance: John J. Studzinski, CBE 來源：大英帝國司令勳章受勳者John J. Studzinski珍藏Published and Illustrated: Michael Goedhuis, Chinese and Japanese Bronzes AD. 1100-1900, London, 1989, pl.35.出版著錄：英國倫敦，Michael Goedhuis，《Chinese and Japanese Bronzes AD. 1100-1900》，1989年，編號35Naturalistic, beautifully worked reclining animal water-droppers with smooth, tactile surfaces are generally considered to be in Song dynasty style. Compare with a related bronze waterdropper of a reclining buffalo, Song/Yuan dynasty, 12th-14th century, illustrated in The Second Bronze Age: Later Chinese Metalwork, London, 1991, no.24.