A WHITE JADE HIGH RELIEF 'CICADA' BANGLE
SHANG DYNASTY (CIRCA 1600-1100 BC)

Outer D 7.4 (2 7/8 in) Inner D 6.2 cm (2 1/2 in) T 0.6 cm (1/4 in)

Provenance: An old collection of a Hong Kong collector

Reference: 1. A jade hoop (1976AXTM5: 1003) unearthed from tomb M5 (aka Tomb of Fu Hao), Yinxu, Anyang, China, in 1976, with a similar pattern and from the Shang dynasty, is illustrated in JADE FROM THE TOMB OF FU HAO, by Institute of Archaeology Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Lingnan Fine Art Publishing House, 2016, p. 114 2. A jade cong from the Longshan culture, with a similar pattern, is illustrated in JADE, by Roger Keverne, Lorenz Books, London, 1995, p.67, number 30

ESTIMATE: HK$ 150,000 / RMB 132,000