id:			125640
accession number:	1947.549
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.549
updated:		2023-03-08 14:59:05.677000

Thumb Ring, 1800s–1900s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or Republican period (1912-49). Green and white jade; diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.); overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner 1947.549

title:				Thumb Ring
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creation date:			1800s–1900s
creation date earliest:		1800
creation date latest:		1947
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creditline:			Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner
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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) or Republican period (1912-49)
technique:	green and white jade
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	Chinese Art
type:		Jewelry
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measurements: Diameter: 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in.); Overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
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digital 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.

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