Jadeite button in the shape of a cicada, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Jadeite button in the shape of a cicada, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

• Image Number: K1C009226N000000000PAB
• Dynasty: Qing dynasty
• Category: Jades
• Function: Dress accessories
• Material: Minerals/Jade Jewelry/Jade
• Description:
  This button is made of jade. The jade is green and white. There is a round button on the back. This button is carved into the shape of a cicada, and the surface is lightly carved with fine lines. The image of cicadas is quite common in jade carvings. In the folk, it has auspicious meanings such as “rich” and “amazing”. Congratulate the merchants on their wealth and the students’ achievement of high rank. From the perspective of metaphysics, cicadas are also known as “cicadas”, so they have the meaning of “knowing what people don’t know, and perceiving what people don’t know”. Therefore, jade cicadas can also be used as a moral symbol.

Jadeite button in the shape of a cicada, Qing dynamics (1644-1911)

• Image Number:K1C009226N000000000PAB
• DYNASTY:Qing dynamics
• Category:Jades
• <function:Costumes
Material:Mineral/Jade jewelry/emerald
• Description:
  This button is made of emerald, Jade is green and white, with a round button on the back. This button is carved into the shape of a cicada, and the surface is lightly carved with fine lines. The image of cicadas is quite common in jade carvings. In the folk, it has auspicious meanings such as “rich” and “amazing”. Congratulate the merchants on their wealth and the students’ achievement of high rank. From the perspective of metaphysics, cicadas are also known as “cicadas”, so they have the meaning of “knowing what people don’t know, and perceiving what people don’t know”. Therefore, jade cicadas can also be used as a moral symbol