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Lot Essay
A closely related example of this mythical animal form, dated to the Song or Yuan dynasty, is illustrated by R. Kerr, Later Chinese Bronzes, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1990, frontcover, and p. 101, pl. 87. It is mentioned that this mythical single-horned animal, known as xiniu and depicted gazing up at the moon, was a popular motif on ceramics of the Song and Yuan periods, ibid., p. 110.
Another early example of 'xiniu' mirror stand, dated 14th-15th century, is illustrated by Michel Maucuer, Bronzes de la Chine Impériale des Song aux Qing, Musée Cernuschi, Paris-Musées, 2013, fig.57, p.112.
Another early example of 'xiniu' mirror stand, dated 14th-15th century, is illustrated by Michel Maucuer, Bronzes de la Chine Impériale des Song aux Qing, Musée Cernuschi, Paris-Musées, 2013, fig.57, p.112.