Made with jadeite, this paperweight depicts a scene of a lotus in a pond. With lotus seeds sitting beside the lotus leaves two birds are seen singing songs of summer.
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Hongshan Culture Jade Cicada, 6cm x 3.5cm x2cm
Carved with green-tone jade, the object has the form of a cicada. On the bottom side, two connected holes are seen on the upper part. On the lower part, three ladder-shape curves are seen. On the front side, the head has two eyes on the right-hand side and left-hand side with the mouth at the center. Two big wings are carved on both sides of the back. Antiquity phenomena are differential weathering, diffusive markings, and ant legs signs.
In addition, the firefly wings sign appears at the tail.