Cicada Bee
Medium: Carrara marble and red silk cord
Dimensions: 65 x 180 x 160 mm
Year: 2002
For sale
Background: Here the Buzzy Bee image is combined with the cicada, a traditional Chinese tomb jade. This represents the early and ongoing connections that New Zealand has with the Chinese culture. The marble was used to emphasize the European culture and to imitate the white jade favored by the Chinese.