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ANCIENT AND MODERN METHODS 



by Fig. 15. The ring is thin, and from its shape is evi- 

 dently used to protect the ball of the thumb. The string 

 is not engaged by the edge of the ring, as in the Chinese 



Fig. 15. Korean thumb-ring. 



method, but rests upon the side of the ring. 1 The Japanese 

 archer, instead of using a thumb-ring, is provided with a 



Fig. 16. Japanese archer's glove (portion only shown). 



glove consisting of thumb and two fingers. The wrist of 

 the glove is firmly bound to the wrist by a long band, 



1 I was told by a Korean ambassador in Tokio, that in archery the Koreans are 

 taught to draw the arrow with either hand, but considered the left hand most effi- 

 cient. In illustrating the method of release he drew the arrow with his left hand. 

 The bow is firmly grasped, and an arm-guard is worn. 



