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Gold cicada on a jade leaf, Ming-dynasty China, 15th century AD (lemmy.world)
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[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

https://nha.toancanh24h.com/a-masterpiece-of-the-second-half-of-the-15th-century-and-also-the-only-work-of-its-kind-excavated-in-china-nha1995/

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

No banana for comparison, so quoting frim the article ^^ "The wings of this cicada are 1.7cm long, about 0.8cm wide, and only 0.2mm thick – like two little pieces of gold organdie. The leaf is 5.2cm long, 3.2cm wide, and 0.2cm thick, and is made from a piece of first-class Hotan jade from Xinjiang."

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

That jade leaf is exquisite

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I enjoy how detailed metal workers can get.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

https://sonofchina.com/what-does-cicada-symbol-in-chinese-culture/

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