Jade Cicada, late Warring States period to early Western Han dynasty, 275-141 BCE

Jade Cicada, late Warring States period to early Western Han dynamics, 275-141 BCE

• Image Number:K1C002226N000000000PAD
• Dynamy:Warring States period
• Category:Jade
• Function:Clothing and accessories
• Mat Serial:Mineral/jade jewelry/jade
• Description:
  white jade, Mixed light ochre spots. It is shaped like a cicada, with an oxnose on the top, and details such as abdomen and wings are carved in shade. In addition to the cicadas used for funerals, there were also jade cicadas specially worn by nobles in the Han Dynasty. These jade cicadas were made of good materials and of fine workmanship, and they had perforations through the top and bottom to facilitate threading and hanging. Although this piece is slightly whitened, and some parts are light brown, it can still see the white and dense original jade. The mouthparts and wings and feet of the cicada are finely carved, and there are small perforations up and down. This is an example of this kind of ornament