Diamètre: 3 cm. (1¹⁄₈ in.)

A Private South African collection, amassed in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s.
Property of a Private European Gentleman, acquired in 2001.

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The ring is inscribed with a short poem written by the emperor Qianlong entitled Lu Hua, the ‘reed flower’.

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AN INSCRIBED LAPIS LAZULI ARCHER'S RING
CHINA, QING DYNASTY, QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)