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Celadon jade cicada knot-picker, Shang dynasty, Anyang phase, China, c1400-c1100 BC.
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.
Unique Identifier
AR918551
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
2831px × 2214px
Photo Credit
HIP / Art Resource, NY
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12th century BC
13th century BC
14TH CENTURY BC
ANIMAL
Anyang period
ART
artefact
Artifact
ARTS
CARVED
Carving
Celadon
china
CHINESE
cicada
cigale
color
concept
country
DYNASTY
Insect
Jade
jewellery
Jewelry
knot-picker
LOCATION
Museum of East Asian Art
Object
Pendant
rebirth
Shang Dynasty
Symbol
SYMBOLIC