Thumb Ring
Unknown Artist
1736–95
Medium
spinach green jade
Dimensions
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Classification
Jade
Department
Chinese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman
Accession Number
1970.140
About this artwork
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.