Caption

Travel cutlery set in case: 19th-century Chinese Qing cutlery. a Knife with a cloisonné enamel handle; steel blade. b–c Ivory chopsticks, decorated with an inlaid black lacquer ornament at the top in the form of a border. d File decorated similarly to the chopsticks. e Case height 3/4 of the cutlery: cloisonné enamel with bronze fittings engraved with ornamentation at top and bottom; interior lined with wood. Chopsticks and file are held by a band decorated with a matching border. A narrow cotton-silk strap with fringes is attached. Case decorated with flowers in two reserves and plant tendrils in the background. Plant motifs; swastika iconography. Length: 28 cm case., A long cylindrical ornamental case with a decorative strap and tassel, the case covered in blue and turquoise enamel with floral and scrolling motifs in gold, red, white, and dark blue, with gilt metal fittings at both ends; a beige woven strap loops around the case and extends to a beige tassel made of fine threads, and the background is a uniform gray.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A26_063

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Rights managed

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42.9Mb (634.4Kb) / 8.3in x 20.0in / 2498 x 6000 (300dpi)

Keywords

Travel cutlery set case 19th-century Chinese Qing cutlery Knife cloisonné enamel handle steel blade b–c Ivory chopsticks decorated inlaid black lacquer ornament top form border d File similarly chopsticks e Case height 3 4 cutlery cloisonné enamel bronze fittings engraved ornamentation bottom interior lined wood Chopsticks file held band decorated matching border narrow cotton-silk strap fringes attached Case decorated flowers two reserves plant tendrils background Plant motifs swastika iconography Length 28 cm case long cylindrical ornamental case decorative strap tassel case covered blue turquoise enamel floral scrolling motifs gold red white dark blue gilt metal fittings ends beige woven strap loops extends beige tassel fine threads uniform gray.