Gold inlaid sapphire handle spoon

[Gold-embedded sapphire handle spoon]

Gold-embedded sapphire handle spoon, clear, 18.8 cm long, 3.9 cm wide at most

The two ends of the spoon are made of gold, and the middle part of the handle is sleeved with a sapphire round handle. The Ruyi cloud head shaped gold handle is carved with the word “Happiness” on the surface of the double hook open light

The use of gold and jade has always been a symbol of status and wealth. In Chinese history, the use of jade was much earlier than that of gold, and the two developed in parallel for a long time. In the Ming Dynasty, the combination of gold and jade became popular in clothing and utensils. Royal utensils are extremely luxurious. Gold and jade are not only used for clothing or furnishings, but also for eating utensils, demonstrating the wealth and splendor of gold and jade. In the Qing Dynasty, the emperor’s grand wedding or the empress dowager’s and the emperor’s long life celebration are usually specially made with a complete set of exquisite clothing, ornaments and utensils, and decorated with the symbolic characters of “happiness”, “happiness” or “longevity”. This vessel is carved with “Double Happiness”, which is a wedding article for emperors and empresses in the Qing Dynasty