- 3113
宋 鎏金銅「伏兔」鏡台
估價
1,800,000 - 2,500,000 HKD
招標截止
描述
- bronze
cast recumbent crouching on its four legs, its raised head turned sharply to the left detailed with alert eyes, flared nostrils and divided upper lip, its long ears reclining behind, wearing a choker suspending a small bell and grasping in its mouth a long spray of trefoil leaves curling over to form a receptacle on its back, further supporting a circular Song dynasty bronze mirror decorated with flowers issuing from cragged rocks
Condition
There is a 7 x 7 mm chip to the rear edge of the animal right haunch and a couple of expected minor dents along the edges in places, but overall the stand is in good condition. The lacquer gilding is rubbed in areas as shown in the catalogue illustration.
"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."
拍品資料及來源
Gilt-bronze mirror stands of the Song dynasty are extremely rare, and even more unusual are those in the form of a hare. The mirror, with its disc form, represents the moon. The hare and the moon together recall the ancient Chinese tale of the Jade Rabbit who resides on the moon and continuously makes the elixir of life for his companion, the Moon Goddess Chang’e.
A bronze mirror stand attributed to the Song or Yuan periods, in the form of a mythical single-horned animal called xiniu, from the Salting bequest and now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is illustrated in Rose Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, London, 1990, pl. 87 and on the front cover, where the author mentions that mirrors were often mounted on stands and thus form part of stationary dressing-tables as seen on paintings showing ladies making-up before such mounted mirrors (see ibid., p. 103).
A bronze mirror stand attributed to the Song or Yuan periods, in the form of a mythical single-horned animal called xiniu, from the Salting bequest and now in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, is illustrated in Rose Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, London, 1990, pl. 87 and on the front cover, where the author mentions that mirrors were often mounted on stands and thus form part of stationary dressing-tables as seen on paintings showing ladies making-up before such mounted mirrors (see ibid., p. 103).
Animal form stands continued to be popular in the later dynasties; for example, see an early Qing period finely cast silver stand, in the shape of a crouching lion, sold in these rooms, 26th October 1993, lot 316.