Open image in slideshow, Antique travel cutlery, China, late 19th century (late Qing).

Antique travel cutlery, China, late 19th century (late Qing).

$ 8,900.00

Tax included.

Antique travel cutlery, China, late 19th century (late Qing). It consists of a pair of bone chopsticks and a knife with a wooden handle, fitted into a beautiful wooden sheath covered with turtle shell.

 

Size 30 cm

 

This type of set was very common in China and in all the countries under the Chinese influence from Tibet to Mongolia. It was part of a man’s formal dress up to the turn of the 20th century. Under the Qianlong emperor (reigned 1736-1796) the wearing of these sets became mandatory for all Manchus and Mongols.

Open image in slideshow, Antique travel cutlery, China, late 19th century (late Qing).
Open image in slideshow, Antique travel cutlery, China, late 19th century (late Qing).
Open image in slideshow, Antique travel cutlery, China, late 19th century (late Qing).
Open image in slideshow, Antique travel cutlery, China, late 19th century (late Qing).
Open image in slideshow, Antique travel cutlery, China, late 19th century (late Qing).
Open image in slideshow, Antique travel cutlery, China, late 19th century (late Qing).
Open image in slideshow, Antique travel cutlery, China, late 19th century (late Qing).
Open image in slideshow, Antique travel cutlery, China, late 19th century (late Qing).
Open image in slideshow, Antique travel cutlery, China, late 19th century (late Qing).
Open image in slideshow, Antique travel cutlery, China, late 19th century (late Qing).