Lot 185. A celadon and russet jade cicada, Han dynasty (206 BC-220 AD); 6.4 by 3.1 cm. Lot sold: 189,000 HKD (Estimate: 20,000 - 30,000 HKD). © Sotheby's 2022

modelled in the form of a stylised cicada with convex sides, finely incised with concise strokes denoting the eyes, folded wings and ribbed abdomen, perforated with two small apertures to the top edge.

Provenance: R.H. Ellsworth Ltd, New York, 20th August 1986.

Literature: Jessica Rawson, Chinese Jade from the Neolithic to the Qing, London, 1995, pl. 24:8.

Exhibited: British Museum, London, on loan, 1995.

Sotheby's. HOTUNG  The Personal Collection of the late Sir Joseph Hotung: Part 1, Hong Kong, 9 October 2022