Jade cicada, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE-8 CE). 6.2 cm long and 0.7 cm thick. © National Palace Museum, Taipei.

Lot 111. A celadon jade figure of a cicada, Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD); 7 cm, 2 ¾ in. Estimate: 80,000 - 100,000 HKD . Courtesy Sotheby's. skilfully modelled in the form of a stylised cicada, decorated on both sides with incised details, the stone...

Lot 30. A pair of grey jade pigs and a pair of grey jade cicadas, Han Dynasty or later. Each pig 11.8cm (4 5/8in) long; each cicada 6.8cm (2 5/8in) high. Estimate HK$ 20,000-30,000 . Sold for HK$ 350,000 (€ 41,518). Photo: Bonhams. Each recumbent pig...

Lot 11. A black and celadon jade figure of a cicada and a brown jade figure of a bird of prey, Ming dynasty or earlier; 7 and 5 cm, 2 3/4 and 2 in. Estimate 30,000 — 50,000 HKD. Lot sold 37,500 HKD (4,795 USD). © Sotheby's. the stylised cicada with extensive...