Caption

Travel cutlery set in case; Chinese, Qing dynasty 19th century. Knife with cloisonné enamel handle and steel blade. Ivory chopsticks inlaid with black lacquer border ornament. File decorated similarly to the chopsticks. Case of cloisonné enamel with bronze fittings engraved with ornamentation at top and bottom; interior lined with wood. Chopsticks and file held by a band with matching border; narrow cotton-silk strap with fringes attached. Case decorated with flowers in two reserves and plant tendrils in the background. Materials: cloisonné enamel, bronze, steel, ivory, lacquer, cotton-silk. Function: travel cutlery. Length: 28 cm case. Motifs: plant motifs and swastika iconography., A long cylindrical case with a decorative blue surface featuring swirling patterns and floral motifs in lighter blue, red, yellow, and green rests on a gray background, with metal end caps and a metal band near one end holding a few slender white sticks that extend partially out of the case; a gold-colored woven strap with a round metal fastener and a tassel lies looped above the case.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_067

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Keywords

Travel cutlery set case Chinese Qing dynasty 19th century Knife cloisonné enamel handle steel blade Ivory chopsticks inlaid black lacquer border ornament File decorated similarly chopsticks Case cloisonné enamel bronze fittings engraved ornamentation top bottom interior lined wood Chopsticks file held band matching border narrow cotton-silk strap fringes attached Case decorated flowers two reserves plant tendrils background Materials cloisonné enamel bronze steel ivory lacquer cotton-silk Function travel cutlery Length 28 cm case Motifs plant motifs swastika iconography long cylindrical case decorative blue surface featuring swirling patterns floral motifs lighter blue red yellow green rests gray background metal caps metal band near holding slender white sticks extend partially gold-colored woven strap round metal fastener tassel lies looped case.