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WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (c. 1100-771 BC)
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A PAIR OF CELADON JADE ‘CICADA’ PENDANTS
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (c. 1100-771 BC)
The two jade cicadas are relatively small in size, in which the head area is concave. Both undersides are incised with horizontal markings and the mouths perforated for suspension.
Larger: 3/4 in. (2 cm.) long, box (2)
WESTERN ZHOU DYNASTY (c. 1100-771 BC)
The two jade cicadas are relatively small in size, in which the head area is concave. Both undersides are incised with horizontal markings and the mouths perforated for suspension.
Larger: 3/4 in. (2 cm.) long, box (2)
Provenance
The Yangdetang Collection, Taipei, acquired prior to 1999
Literature
Teng Shu-p’ing, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, pl. 104, p.181
Exhibited
National Palace Museum, Collectors’ Exhibition of Archaic Chinese Jades, Taipei, 1999, Catalogue, pl. 104
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Priscilla Kong