
Collection Online as of December 11, 2023
Green and white jade
Diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.); Overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.)
Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner 1947.547
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.