A Chinese ‘trousse’ (eating set), comprising a knife two chopsticks and a toothpick. This type of sets was very common in China and in all the countries under the Chinese influence from Tibet to Mongolia. It was part of a man formal dress up to the turn of the 20th century and usually accompanied with a variety of accessories like pickle spear, toothpicks, tweezers and the like. Similar sets are found in various sizes and quality. Such sets were quite rare and only with the liberalization in China; start to appear in the Western world. This one is a good quality. The blade is slender, 6 inches long, forged from good laminated steel. The grip is wood covered with tortoises shell The scabbard is wood also covered with tortoises shell. The chopsticks and toothpick are made of bone. Total length 10 inches. Good condition. Very attractive price.