Knife with Sheath, Chopsticks, Picks, and Earspoon

Medium

Steel, jade, wood, silver, tortoiseshell, shark skin, ivory

Dimensions

Knife (a); H. with sheath 14 11/16 in. (37.3 cm); H. without sheath 13 1/4 in. (33.7 cm); W. 1 in. (2.5 cm); Wt. 5.9 oz. (167.3 g); sheath (b); Wt. 2.9 oz. (82.2 g); chopsticks (c, d); L. 13 9/16 in. (34.4 cm); W. 5/16 in. (0.8 cm); Wt. 0.5 oz. (14.2 g); pick (e); L. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); small pick (f); L. 4 7/16 in. (11.3 cm); earspoon (g); L. 4 9/16 in. (11.6 cm)

Classification

Knives

Culture

Chinese

Department

Arms and Armor

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935

Accession Number

36.25.989a–g