Chinese jade carving of a Cicada

An image of Carving. Brown jade with altered areas, carved in the shape of a cicada with simple lines. Two perforations drilled on the top edge between the eyes. Nephrite, length 6.2, cm, width 2.9 cm, 1368-1644 AD, Chinese.

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Carving. Brown jade with altered areas, carved in the shape of a cicada with simple lines. Two perforations drilled on the top edge between the eyes. Nephrite, length 6.2, cm, width 2.9 cm, 1368-1644 AD, Chinese.

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Accession Number: O.37-1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/20.0
Focal length: 100
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 683 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.0 (Windows)
Filesize: 453.76kB
Exposure time: 1/10
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 20/1
Captured: 2008:02:14 11:05:10

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AD carved Chinese cicada Fitz_AA insects jade nephrite

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