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PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE COLLECTOR, NEW YORK CITY
A RUSSET AND GREY JADE ARCHAISTIC CICADA-FORM BEAD
MING-QING DYNASTY, 14TH-18TH CENTURY
細節
A RUSSET AND GREY JADE ARCHAISTIC CICADA-FORM BEAD
MING-QING DYNASTY, 14TH-18TH CENTURY
Of pebble form, the bead is carved with large bulbous eyes set widely apart below ruyi-form markings and a band of scalloped key-fret scroll defining the head. A further-band of key-fret scroll outlines the folded wings, and the underside is carved with a series of curved lines depicting its thorax. The stone is of a pale grey tone with russet and honey-colored inclusions.
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) long, metal stand
MING-QING DYNASTY, 14TH-18TH CENTURY
Of pebble form, the bead is carved with large bulbous eyes set widely apart below ruyi-form markings and a band of scalloped key-fret scroll defining the head. A further-band of key-fret scroll outlines the folded wings, and the underside is carved with a series of curved lines depicting its thorax. The stone is of a pale grey tone with russet and honey-colored inclusions.
2 1/8 in. (5.5 cm.) long, metal stand
來源
Rare Art Inc., New York, 1994.