£3,500
Asian & Islamic Works of Art | 600
Auction: 13 May 2020 at 11:00 BST
明 銅鑄‘洪武二十二年正月日造’款 雲龍紋銅鏡 及 犀牛望月鏡座
the detachable circular mirror cast in relief with a five-clawed dragon amidst clouds, bearing an inscription reading 'Hong Wu Er Shi Er Nian Zheng Yue Ri Zao', the stand cast in the form of a recumbent unicorn rhinoceros holding the tip of a lingzhi fungus with its mouth
Provenance: Private Scottish collection