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Object NameArcher's Thumb Ring
Translation雄黃色玻璃扳指
Manufacturer probably
Imperial Workshops
(China)
Made FromRealgar Glass
Dateprobably 1736–1795
Place MadeChina, probably Beijing
TechniqueMold-blown, polished
SizeOverall H: 2.1, Diam: 3 cm
Accession Number2023.6.3
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Interpretive NotesThroughout Asia, military archers, like the Manchu conquerors who founded the Qing dynasty, wore thumb rings, usually made from deer antlers, to help steady their shots. The Qianlong emperor commissioned ornamental ones made of glass, a symbolic nod and tie to his Manchu ancestors.
Provenance
Source
Hugh Moss
Unrecorded Hong Kong dealer prior to 1975
Michael Kaynes collection
Robert Kleiner (June 2001)
Water, Pine and Stone Retreat collection (Hugh Moss)
Acquired from Hugh Moss, Hong Kong, in 2023. Arriving in Hong Kong in 1962, Michael Kaynes was a teacher who collected extensively from local dealers, and was particularly close to Y. F. Yang, a Hong Kong collector and dealer specializing in snuff bottles. Kaynes founded the local Snuff Bottle Society, and edited its publication for many years until retiring to the UK in the 1970s.
Unrecorded Hong Kong dealer prior to 1975
Michael Kaynes collection
Robert Kleiner (June 2001)
Water, Pine and Stone Retreat collection (Hugh Moss)
Acquired from Hugh Moss, Hong Kong, in 2023. Arriving in Hong Kong in 1962, Michael Kaynes was a teacher who collected extensively from local dealers, and was particularly close to Y. F. Yang, a Hong Kong collector and dealer specializing in snuff bottles. Kaynes founded the local Snuff Bottle Society, and edited its publication for many years until retiring to the UK in the 1970s.
Former Collection
Water, Pine and Stone Retreat Collection
Unrecorded Hong Kong dealer prior to 1975
Michael Kaynes collection
Robert Kleiner (June 2001)
Water, Pine and Stone Retreat collection (Hugh Moss)
Acquired from Hugh Moss, Hong Kong, in 2023. Arriving in Hong Kong in 1962, Michael Kaynes was a teacher who collected extensively from local dealers, and was particularly close to Y. F. Yang, a Hong Kong collector and dealer specializing in snuff bottles. Kaynes founded the local Snuff Bottle Society, and edited its publication for many years until retiring to the UK in the 1970s.
Unrecorded Hong Kong dealer prior to 1975
Michael Kaynes collection
Robert Kleiner (June 2001)
Water, Pine and Stone Retreat collection (Hugh Moss)
Acquired from Hugh Moss, Hong Kong, in 2023. Arriving in Hong Kong in 1962, Michael Kaynes was a teacher who collected extensively from local dealers, and was particularly close to Y. F. Yang, a Hong Kong collector and dealer specializing in snuff bottles. Kaynes founded the local Snuff Bottle Society, and edited its publication for many years until retiring to the UK in the 1970s.
Former Collection
Robert Kleiner
Former Collection
Michael Kaynes Collection
Unrecorded Hong Kong dealer prior to 1975
Michael Kaynes collection
Robert Kleiner (June 2001)
Water, Pine and Stone Retreat collection (Hugh Moss)
Acquired from Hugh Moss, Hong Kong, in 2023. Arriving in Hong Kong in 1962, Michael Kaynes was a teacher who collected extensively from local dealers, and was particularly close to Y. F. Yang, a Hong Kong collector and dealer specializing in snuff bottles. Kaynes founded the local Snuff Bottle Society, and edited its publication for many years until retiring to the UK in the 1970s.
Unrecorded Hong Kong dealer prior to 1975
Michael Kaynes collection
Robert Kleiner (June 2001)
Water, Pine and Stone Retreat collection (Hugh Moss)
Acquired from Hugh Moss, Hong Kong, in 2023. Arriving in Hong Kong in 1962, Michael Kaynes was a teacher who collected extensively from local dealers, and was particularly close to Y. F. Yang, a Hong Kong collector and dealer specializing in snuff bottles. Kaynes founded the local Snuff Bottle Society, and edited its publication for many years until retiring to the UK in the 1970s.
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