Sujet
Celadon jade cicada knot-picker, Shang dynasty, Anyang phase, China, c1400-c1100 BC. Artist: Unknown
Légende
Celadon jade cicada knot-picker, Shang dynasty, Anyang phase, China, c1400-c1100 BC. A jade cicada of long narrow form simply carved, the tail coming to a point (probably used as a knot-picker or for plucking a musical instrument such as the Pi-pa) and the head pierced for use as a pendant. The cicada in part of its life cycle goes underground as a pupa and after a considerable time emerges as an adult to sing in summer. The Chinese equated this as rebirth or resurrection and the cicada was an auspicious animal from a very early period.
Bath (England), The Museum of East Asian Art
Date
1400 av. J.-C.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images
Notre référence
HRM19B72_491
Model release
Non
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
17,9Mo (350,6Ko) / 24,0cm x 18,7cm / 2831 x 2214 (300dpi)