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Thumb Ring

Unknown Artist

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.

Credit: Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner

1800s-1900s

White jade

6.8 cm

1947.545

Image and text: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023

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