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Figure of a cicada, late 18th–early 19th century

Figure of a cicada

late 18th–early 19th century · Hardstone

Can I see it?

Yes, on view now

Where is “Figure of a cicada” now? The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gallery 219, New York. Yes, on view now. Checked September 29, 2026.

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

New York, United States

Room219

On public display.

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In this state since
Source
The museum
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Details

Accession number
02.18.861

What it shows

Insects

In the catalog

SculptureRealismImpressionism19th centuryChina

Sources

In the same room · Gallery 219, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Museum page
Covered box with lotus spray, late 18th–early 19th century

Covered box with lotus spray, late 18th–early 19th century

Incense Burner on Stand, late 18th–early 19th century

Incense Burner on Stand, late 18th–early 19th century

Scepter (ruyi) with gourds and vines, late 18th–early 19th century

Scepter (ruyi) with gourds and vines, late 18th–early 19th century

Landscape with hermits and a crane, late 18th–early 19th century

Landscape with hermits and a crane, late 18th–early 19th century

Dish with grapes and squirrels, late 18th–early 19th century

Dish with grapes and squirrels, late 18th–early 19th century

Tray with magic fungus (lingzhi), late 18th–early 19th century

Tray with magic fungus (lingzhi), late 18th–early 19th century

Incense stick holder, late 18th–early 19th century

Incense stick holder, late 18th–early 19th century

Vase on Stand, late 18th–early 19th century

Vase on Stand, late 18th–early 19th century

On the same theme · Insects

All works on the theme
Earth, New Year's greeting-card 1953, M.C. Escher, 1952

Maurits Cornelis Escher

Earth, New Year's greeting-card 1953, 1952

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Earth, New Year's greeting-card 1953, M.C. Escher, 1952

Maurits Cornelis Escher

Earth, New Year's greeting-card 1953, 1952

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Dragonfly, M.C. Escher, 1936

Maurits Cornelis Escher

Dragonfly, 1936

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Scarabs, M.C. Escher, 1935

Maurits Cornelis Escher

Scarabs, 1935

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Earth, New Year's greeting-card 1953, M.C. Escher, 1952

Maurits Cornelis Escher

Earth, New Year's greeting-card 1953, 1952

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Grüne Pflanzen Blutlaus (Green Plant-Blood-Louse), Paul Klee, 1924

Paul Klee

Grüne Pflanzen Blutlaus (Green Plant-Blood-Louse), 1924

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Insect with Umbrella, Roy Lichtenstein, 1950

Roy Lichtenstein

Insect with Umbrella, 1950

Not on view · National Gallery of Art

Embleem met krab en vlinder in ovale cartouche met rolwerk, Hans Holbein, 1538 - 1562

Hans Holbein

Embleem met krab en vlinder in ovale cartouche met rolwerk, 1538 - 1562

Rijksmuseum