Figure Item Number: N1.191 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A small piece carved into a cicada with ivory-coloured jade. Front side has two long vertical grooves along the centre, with two horizontal rows in relief at the other end which has three curves. Back side has elongated triangular-shaped section with five horizontal lines near the tip and three diagonal lines at the opposite end on either sides of the smaller triangular-shaped area.
Cultural Context
Cicada (an insect) in the form of a plaque frequently placed in the mouth of the dead to protect the body from harm; a custom of the Shang and Chou Dynasties.
Item History
- Made in China
- Collected between 1921 and 1960
- Owned by Leslie G. Kilborn before October 1966
- Received from Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source) and Leslie G. Kilborn (Seller) during October 1966
What
- Name
- Figure
- Identification Number
- N1.191
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- jade mineral
- Manufacturing Technique
- carved
- Overall
- height 4.7 cm, width 1.8 cm, depth 0.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Leslie G. Kilborn
- Received from
- Fyfe-Smith Memorial Oriental Collection Fund (Funding source) and Leslie G. Kilborn (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Collection Date
- between 1921 and 1960
- Ownership Date
- before October 1966
- Acquisition Date
- during October 1966
Other
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 83
- Accession Number
- 0037/0024