id:			144941
accession number:	1970.142
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1970.142
updated:		2023-08-23 22:16:01.695000

Thumb Ring, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Jade               ; diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.); overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman 1970.142

title:				Thumb Ring
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creation date:			1736–95
creation date earliest:		1736
creation date latest:		1795
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman
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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
technique:	jade               
department:	Chinese Art
collection:	China - Qing Dynasty
type:		Jade
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measurements: Diameter: 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.); Overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1970
	opening date:   1971-02-10T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1970</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 10-March 7, 1971).

	title:		Facing the Ancestors: Chinese Portraits and Figure Painting – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c
	opening date:   2019-08-12T04:00:00
	<i>Facing the Ancestors: Chinese Portraits and Figure Painting – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (August 12, 2019-February 2, 2020).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mrs. John Lyon [Georgia Forman Elliott] Collyer [1898–1994], given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1970
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1970-
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wall 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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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Lee, Sherman E. “The Year in Review for 1970.” <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>, vol. 58, no. 2, 1971, pp. 22–71.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 70, cat. 147
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25152361

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