A Chinese ‘trousse’ (eating set), comprising a knife and two chopsticks. 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 recently with the liberalization in China; start to appear in the Western world. This one is of a very good quality one. The blade is 6 inches long, forged from good pattern welded (Damascus) steel. The grips are bone and the scabbard is wood covered with Rye skin set with small animal images made of bone.The chopsticks are also made of bone, nicely chiseled at their head. A small white metal toothpick is housed at a special compartment at the back of the scabbard. Very good condition. About two inches from the tip of one of the chopsticks are missing and probably stuck in its compartment. This special item is offered here at a very attractive price, considering its quality.