Lot 125: FIVE ARCHAISTIC JADE 'CICADA' ORNAMENTS Late Qing Dynasty

FIVE ARCHAISTIC JADE 'CICADA' ORNAMENTS

Late Qing Dynasty

Each drilled with a channel at the mouth for stringing, the largest carved in stylized form with large head and rounded eyes, the pale celadon stone tinted brown in areas; one with rounded bulging body and simply carved in stylized grooves, the stone stained black in most areas; one of oval form with large protruding eyes, simply incised to indicate wings and feet, the pale mottled stone stained black on the top; the smallest of oval form with simple incised lines to indicate wings and eyes, the celadon stone slightly degraded. (5)


1 3/8 to 2 3/8in (3.5 to 6cm) long

PLEASE NOTE: This report describes, but may not be limited to, major condition issues for the lot.







Minor surface pitting and wear. Stones altered to induce colors and textures for the appearance of antiquity.

清末 仿古玉蟬五件



Please note this Lot is to be sold at No Reserve. 本拍品不設底價




Provenance:

Yamanaka & Company, New York

Gift of Samuel T. Peters, 1913

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1913-present




來源：

紐約山中商會

Samuel T. Peters 1913 年贈

大都會藝術博物館，1913 年迄今

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