Lot 139. A small bronze 'rhinoceros' water-dropper, Song dynasty or later; Length 12 cm, 4¾ in. Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 GBP. Lot sold: 4,788GBP. Courtesy Sotheby's.

standing four-square with horned head raised and looking forward, the tail curled around the left side of the hindquarters, the hollow body set with a cylindrical aperture in the middle of the back.