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 a very good exemplar. The blade is 6 inches long total 11 inches. Wood grip and scabbard covered with green dyed tortoise shell. Ivory chopsticks and mounts. Very good condition