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Unknown — 宋至明 青玉蟬
Unknown

宋至明 青玉蟬

A jade carving of a cicada from the Song to Ming dynasty period. This historical artwork demonstrates the skilled lapidary work and symbolic significance of insects in Chinese art.

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A Connoisseur’s Eye: The Collection of Tuyet Nguyet And Stephen Markbreiter

May 26, 2021

Estimate: $20,000$30,000

Lot 129

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Unknown, 宋至明 青玉蟬

A jade carving of a cicada from the Song to Ming dynasty period. This historical artwork demonstrates the skilled lapidary work and symbolic significance of insects in Chinese art.

Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Jade, Sculpture, Carving, Song Dynasty, Ming Dynasty, Historical, Chinese Art, Cicada

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art