12 juin 2020
A pale yellow jade 'double cicada', probably Neolithic period, Hongshan culture (c. 3800-2700 BC)
Lot 369. A pale yellow jade 'double cicada', probably Neolithic period, Hongshan culture (c. 3800-2700 BC); 2 cm, 3/4 in. Estimate 40,000 — 60,000 HKD. Lot sold 137,500 HKD (15,669 EUR). Courtesy Sotheby's.
of curved form, carved in the form of two adjacent abstract cicadas detailed with eyes, the stone of an even pale yellow tone.
Property from the Peony Collection.
Sotheby's. CHINA / 5000 YEARS, Hong Kong, 05 June 2020
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