indigodreams:Archaeology & Art@archaeologyart·Golden cicada on a jade leaf, Ming dy
indigodreams: Archaeology & Art@archaeologyart·Golden cicada on a jade leaf, Ming dynasty (1368-1644). This sculpture was discovered in a tomb in 1954: it is the top of a hairpin, belonging to a woman of high rank. The imagery of a cicada on a leaf had a double meaning and was a high compliment paid to beautiful women. . -- source link