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Asian Art
Scholar’s Thumb Ring
1644–1911
Green nephrite with silver stand
1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H. Parks
1981.118.2
Geography:
China
Culture:
Chinese
Period:
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Classification:
Jewelry
Bibliography:
“Acquisitions 1981,” Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin 38, no. 3 (Winter 1983): 72.
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