TWO JADE CICADAS

Lot 2765
29.11.2022 10:00UTC +08:00
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HKD 214 200
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ID 848936
Lot 2765 | TWO JADE CICADAS
Estimate value
HKD 30 000 – 50 000
TWO JADE CICADAS

QIN DYNASTY (221-206 BC)

Both are carved to the top with crisp grooves to delineate the head, pronounced eyes and wings. The underside of the larger cicada is incised with fine markings in representation of the legs; the other undecorated.

1 9/16 in. (4 cm.) and 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm.) long, boxes





Provenance

Lantien Shanfang Collection, acquired in Taipei in 1991

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