Description
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.
Provenance
Mrs. John Lyon [Georgia Forman Elliott] Collyer [1898–1994], given to the Cleveland Museum of Art (?-1970); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1970-)
Accession Number
1970.140
Medium
spinach green jade
Dimensions
Diameter: 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); Overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.)
Classification
Jade
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman
