Caption

Travel cutlery set in case; Chinese, Qing dynasty 1644–1911, 19th century. Consists of: a knife with cloisonné enamel handle and steel blade; b–c ivory chopsticks decorated with an inlaid black lacquer border ornament at the top; d file decorated similarly to the chopsticks; e case made of 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; narrow cotton-silk strap with fringes attached to the case. Case decorated with flowers in two reserves and plant tendrils in the background. Motifs include plants and a swastika; function: cutlery. Length: 28 cm case., A flat gray background with a group of three long off-white cylindrical rods arranged diagonally across the frame, two of the rods showing decorative darker bands near one rounded end, and a fourth slender darker rod positioned between the off-white rods; visible colors include gray, off-white, black, and a bit of cream.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A26_077

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Rights managed

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40.4Mb (249.4Kb) / 20.0in x 7.9in / 6000 x 2356 (300dpi)

Keywords

Travel cutlery set case Chinese Qing dynasty 1644–1911 19th century Consists of knife cloisonné enamel handle steel blade b–c ivory chopsticks decorated inlaid black lacquer border ornament top d file decorated similarly chopsticks e case 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 Motifs include plants swastika function cutlery Length 28 cm case flat gray background group three long off-white cylindrical rods arranged diagonally across frame two rods showing decorative darker bands near rounded fourth slender darker rod positioned off-white rods visible colors gray off-white black bit cream.