Cicada

It is the large variety of Katydid that is mostly known; the male sings what is assumed to be a perpetual love song. Cicada is the emblem of immortality and resurrection, it is also a symbol of happiness and eternal youth as it lives for 17 years, longer than any other insect.

The Po Ku T’u—compilation of symbols and ornaments—says “the tiny creature though it be, it may nevertheless serve to illustrate great ideas, signifying as it does the restraint of cupidity and vice.”

Carved Green Jadeite Jade Cicada Pendant	Carved Lavender Jadeite Jade Cicada Pendant