D12 Large jade cicada
Large jade cicada
D12 Large jade cicada (Length: 21.70cm, Width: 10.92cm)
This large jade cicada's sculpture is a sheet-shaped flat body with a pattern and simple and concise shape. The lines are vigorous and smooth, simple and elegant, rough and bold, with a simple and vigorous beauty, vivid and natural. The decoration is different on both sides.
Western Zhou Dynasty: From Yin Shang's double-hook concave line or convex line to a sloping concave line, or the general use of fine pits, sometimes a single sloping line or thin sloping line is also used alone.
This big jade cicada's decoration is using a line stripe decoration that matches vertically with a rough slope. In addition to the above-mentioned features, it is showing the distinctive style of the jade carving of the Western Zhou Dynasty. It is a typical Western Zhou jade sculpture, precious!
