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Travel cutlery set in case. 19th century China, Qing dynasty. Consists of: a Knife with cloisonné enamel handle and steel blade; b–c Ivory chopsticks decorated at the top with an inlaid black lacquer border ornament; d File decorated similarly to the chopsticks; e Case 28 cm length made of cloisonné enamel with bronze fittings engraved 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. Motifs include plants and a swastika iconography. Function: travel cutlery set., A group of long cylindrical sticks arranged diagonally across a gray background, each stick appearing off-white with a smooth surface; three sticks have patterned rounded ends with dark decorative markings, and one stick shows a darker textured strip along part of its length that is blackish-gray; the overall colors visible are off-white, gray, black, and a bluish-gray background.

Crédit

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Notre référence

LZT26A26_076

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

40.4Mo (258.3Ko) / 50.8cm x 19.9cm / 6000 x 2356 (300dpi)

Mots clés

Travel cutlery set case 19th century China Qing dynasty Consists of Knife cloisonné enamel handle steel blade b–c Ivory chopsticks decorated top inlaid black lacquer border ornament d File decorated similarly chopsticks e Case 28 cm length cloisonné enamel bronze fittings engraved 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 iconography Function travel cutlery set group long cylindrical sticks arranged diagonally across gray background stick appearing off-white smooth surface three sticks patterned rounded ends dark decorative markings darker textured strip part length blackish-gray colors visible gray black bluish-gray background.