Period:Han dynasty Production date:2ndC BC-2ndC AD
Materials:jade
Technique:polished, incised, bevelled,
Subjects:insect
Dimensions:Length: 65.90 centimetres Width: 3.133 centimetres
Description:
Pair of cicadas of translucent pale green jade with brown inclusions and calcified areas polished to a high gloss.
IMG
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Comments:These cicadas sharply incised with bevelled cuts with large angular knobs representing eyes, large blunt heads with serrations for jaws, stout bodies and spiked wingtips. The top surfaces are convex with the reverse sides scut flat with stylized representations of the undersides of the cicada. See Rawson 1995, p.319, cat.no.24.9. These cicadas are very like 301, although their forms are slightly more pronounced. They have prominent eyes, boldly cut wings and lobed undersides.
Materials:jade
Technique:polished, incised, bevelled,
Subjects:insect
Dimensions:Length: 65.90 centimetres Width: 3.133 centimetres
Description:
Pair of cicadas of translucent pale green jade with brown inclusions and calcified areas polished to a high gloss.
IMG
Comments:These cicadas sharply incised with bevelled cuts with large angular knobs representing eyes, large blunt heads with serrations for jaws, stout bodies and spiked wingtips. The top surfaces are convex with the reverse sides scut flat with stylized representations of the undersides of the cicada. See Rawson 1995, p.319, cat.no.24.9. These cicadas are very like 301, although their forms are slightly more pronounced. They have prominent eyes, boldly cut wings and lobed undersides.
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