- 3370
A BRONZE 'QILIN' MIRROR STAND MING DYNASTY, 15TH - 17TH CENTURY
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 HKD
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Description
- bronze
cast as a recumbent qilin with its legs tucked beneath its body and its head turned towards its back, its slender tail wagging towards the left sinuously, its back set with a stand detailed with ruyi-shaped motifs and surmounted by a crescent-shaped arch for supporting a mirror
Provenance
Sydney L. Moss Ltd., London, June 1982.
Condition
There are minor cracks and chips to the underside. There is general surface wear to the body, minor scratches and pinholes. Rubbing to gilding and general loss to detail.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
Mirror stands like these were very popular and made over a long period of time. Rose Kerr in Later Chinese Bronzes, London, 1990, cat. no. 87, illustrates such an extensively gilt stand from the Salting Bequest in the Victoria & Albert Museum, which she dates convincingly to the Song / Yuan dynasty. A closely related but slightly large mirror stand in the Musée Cernuschi is illustrated by Michel Maucuer, Bronzes de la Chine impériale, des Song aux Qin, Paris, 2013, cat. no. 57.