
Collection Online as of September 29, 2023
White jade
Diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.); Overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner 1947.544
not on view
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.