Master of jade

Acclaimed artist Wallace Chan will present his jewelry collection at this year's Shanghai expo, Zhang Kun reports.

Chinese artist and sculptor Wallace Chan's jewelry collection is expected to be a key highlight at this year's China International Import Expo, which will be held in Shanghai from Nov 5 to 10.

Valued at nearly 560 million yuan ($77.78 million), the collection contains 150 pieces of jewelry that will be showcased in the solo exhibition Wallace Chan: Earthly, Unearthly.

The centerpiece of the show will be Stilled Life, a sculpture depicting a cicada crouching on a bamboo leaf. The artwork is made of imperial jadeite, diamonds, crystal and other gemstones. First exhibited at the Antiques Biennale in Paris in 2012, the artwork has "grown" over the years, with additional bamboo branches, leaves and a tiny spider added.