Chinese Archer's Ring

A chunky white ring that overlaps itself like a coiled ribbon.

This jade archer's ring is from China, and dates to the 19th century. An archer's ring is a thick thumb ring that guards the thumb against the bowstring when a bow is drawn in the Asian thumb-draw style. Thick ring of milky white with a smooth, glossy finish. One end sweeps over the other in a rolled overlap, and the interior opening is round and clean. Faint cloudiness shows through the body.

Smooth as a river pebble and twice as heavy.