Accession No
1935.845
Description
Cicada carved from brown and green mottled jadeite, possibly used as a pendant. Probable forgery. Broadly oval shaped, with two small perforations between rounded, protruding eyes. Decorated with incised lines: one side has two curved lines on the head, two parallel lines between the head and thorax, and a Y-shaped line separating the wings; the other side has a narrow triangle between the eyes, and a semi-oval with parallel lines at the end of the abdomen.
Place
Asia; East Asia; China
Period
?Tang
Source
Raphael, Oscar [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1935.845
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Jade; Jadeite
Local Term
Measurements
32mm x 69mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
See catalogue card for sketch of object.
Event Date 1935
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Context (Analysis)
Note on catalogue card for 1935.845: 'Said by donor to be of Tang Dynasty. Professor Cheng believes it to be a fake.'
Event Date 1935
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1935.845: 'Jade cicada.'
Event Date 1935
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Mottled brown and green jade. Pierced through one end.
Event Date 13/7/2001
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
Description (Physical description)
Cicada carved from brown and green mottled jadeite, possibly used as a pendant. Probable forgery. Broadly oval shaped, with two small perforations between rounded, protruding eyes. Decorated with incised lines: one side has two curved lines on the head, two parallel lines between the head and thorax, and a Y-shaped line separating the wings; the other side has a narrow triangle between the eyes, and a semi-oval with parallel lines at the end of the abdomen.
Event Date 31/10/2023
Author: Lizzy Peneycad
FM:65499
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