Asian Art II - 23rd May 2012

Lot 543

Six Chinese jade cicadas

Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £200

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Description

Six Chinese jade cicadas, carved in various forms, the stones ranging from celadon to russet, 7.5cm max. (6) Provenance: purchased from the late Harold Tooby in the 1970s. Cf. Bluett & Sons, Dr. Newton's Zoo, no.6 for other examples of cicadas dated to the Ming/Qing transition.