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Property from the Estate of Ms. Naomi Lindstrom, San Francisco, California

Lot 7082

A group of four archaistic jade cicadas

Fine Chinese Works of Art and Paintings

23 June 2015, 10:00 PDT

San Francisco

Sold for US$3,750 inc. premium

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A group of four archaistic jade cicadas

One carved with a rounded body from white stone with russet patches, another with a flattened underside carved from pale green stone streaked with amber veins and tiny inclusions, another from yellowish-green jade with brown stony inclusions and ridged wings and archaistic C-scrolls on the head and underside, another with of reddish-brown stone with softly defined carving to the wings and head, each with two small holes at the mouth for suspension.
2 1/4in (5.7cm) length of largest cicada

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