A Chinese ‘trousse’ (eating set), comprising a knife and 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. This one is of rather large dimensions with an 11 inches blade (compared to 6-7 inches blade in the more common ones). The blade is signed with a Chinese character. Horn grips and white metal pommel cover. Scabbard is wood covered with Sting Ray skin and brass mounts. Chopsticks are ebony. Total length 16 inches. Very good condition. Scabbard tip is missing. One of the chopstick was broken and re-glued. It is shown below next to a “normal size” 12 inches similar item.