A WHITE JADE 'CICADA AND GOURD' GROUP QING DYNASTY, 18TH / 19TH CENTURY |

the insect carved in high relief, its wings folded back and finely incised with patterns, its six legs grasping the sides of a long slender gourd, a curling stem and two leaves sprouting from the opposite end of the gourd and running along its sides, the stone an icy white color