A LARGE YELLOW JADE CICADA
NEOLITHIC PERIOD, HONGSHAN CULTURE (CIRCA 4000-3000 BC)

L 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in)

HK$ 100,000-130,000
RMB 86,000-111,800

REFERENCE: A similar jade cicada from Hongshan Culture preserved in Inner Mongolia Bairin Right Banner Museum, unearthed at Bairin Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, is illustrated in THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF CHINESE ARTS‧ARTS AND CRAFTS‧VOL.9‧JADES, by Boda YANG, Cultural Relics Publishing House, Beijing, 1986, p.5, pl.9

REFERENCE: A similar jade cicada from Hongshan Culture preserved in Inner Mongolia Bairin Right Banner Museum, unearthed at Bairin Right Banner, Inner Mongolia, is illustrated in THE COMPLETE COLLECTION OF CHINESE ARTS‧ARTS AND CRAFTS‧VOL.9‧JADES, by Boda YANG, Cultural Relics Publishing House, Beijing, 1986, p.5, pl.9