FOUR ARCHER'S RINGS
19th century
The first of white jade stained a russet brown color carved with two concentric rings; the second chalcedony in variegated shades of brown carved with a long-tailed bird perched in a plum tree, five-character inscription to one side; the third of agate, in variegated brown tones, carved with a monkey holding a peach crouched under a pine tree; the fourth an agate ring with irregular concentric bands in shades of white, gray and brown.
1 1/4in (3.1cm); 1 1/8in (2.9cm); 1 3/8in (3cm); 1 1/8in (2.9cm) diam (4).
Footnotes:
十九世紀 扳指四件