The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 18, 2025
Thumb Ring
1800s–1900s
(1644-1911) or Republican period (1912-49)
Diameter: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.); Overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Bequest of Cornelia Blakemore Warner 1947.551
Location: Not on view
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.- {{cite web|title=Thumb Ring|url=false|author=|year=1800s–1900s|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1947.551