Cleveland Museum of Art

Thumb Ring

Date

1600s

Medium

jade

Culture

China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Department

Chinese Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This white jade thumb ring was carved into the form of a dragon and a mouse in relief. When polishing and shaping the white jade, the carver deliberately left the yellowish "skin" of the original rock on one section of the ring.

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