Lot Essay
The shape and carving of this cicada are similar to that of three included in Illustrated Catalogue of Ancient Jade Artifacts in the National Palace Museum, Taipei, 1982, pp. 148-49, nos. 247, 250 and 252.
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LATE WESTERN-EASTERN HAN DYNASTY, 1ST CENTURY BC-2ND CENTURY AD
Details
A SMALL DARK OLIVE-GREEN JADE CICADA
LATE WESTERN-EASTERN HAN DYNASTY, 1ST CENTURY BC-2ND CENTURY AD
The head and wings of the cicada are simply indicated on the rounded top of the body, while the flat underside is plain. The semi-translucent stone has some opaque, ivory-colored alteration.
1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) long
LATE WESTERN-EASTERN HAN DYNASTY, 1ST CENTURY BC-2ND CENTURY AD
The head and wings of the cicada are simply indicated on the rounded top of the body, while the flat underside is plain. The semi-translucent stone has some opaque, ivory-colored alteration.
1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm.) long
Provenance
B. K. Wong, 22 May 1987.
Literature
Nicole De Bisscop, Chinese Jade and Scroll Paintings from the Dongxi Collection, Brussels, 1995, p. 77, no. 39.
Exhibited
Chinese Jade and Scroll Paintings from the Dongxi Collection, Kredietbank, Brussels, 25 October - 17 December 1995; Kredietbank Luxembourg, 1 February - 13 April 1996, no. 39.
Sale room notice
Please note the images of lot 934 and lot 933 are reversed.
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