A GROUP OF EIGHT JADE AND HARDSTONE CICADAS Han Dynasty...
A Distinguished Collection of Jade Carvings, Part I, Lots 1-24
A GROUP OF EIGHT JADE AND HARDSTONE CICADAS
Han Dynasty
Comprising: a strand of jade cicada and fish; together with seven cicadas, six rendered in simplified forms and one more naturalistically detailed with folded wings, thorax and abdomen; the stones ranging in tones from white, pale green, chicken-bone, brown, to pale green with russet inclusions. The largest: 5.2cm (2in) high. (8).
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漢 玉及硬石雕蟬一組八件
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A Distinguished Collection of Jade Carvings, Part I, Lots 1-24
A GROUP OF EIGHT JADE AND HARDSTONE CICADAS
Han Dynasty
Comprising: a strand of jade cicada and fish; together with seven cicadas, six rendered in simplified forms and one more naturalistically detailed with folded wings, thorax and abdomen; the stones ranging in tones from white, pale green, chicken-bone, brown, to pale green with russet inclusions. The largest: 5.2cm (2in) high. (8).
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漢 玉及硬石雕蟬一組八件
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Time, Location
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