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Thumb Ring
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About this work
Jade rings were worn by men on the thumb of the right hand to assist with holding and pulling the string of the archer’s bow. However, thumb rings were also fashionable accessories for civil officials in the late Qing dynasty.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineThumb Ring, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). White jade; diameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.); overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman, 1970.141
