[Gold inlaid red sandalwood handle jade top leaking spoon]
Gold inlaid red sandalwood handle jade top leaking spoon, clear, 17.9 cm long, 4.9 cm wide at most
The key is 70% gold. The spoon body is hollowed-out with lotus petal pattern, and carved with double bats and the words “Swastika” and “Shou”. The wooden handle is installed with peony pattern. The red sandalwood handle is curved. It is inlaid with silver filigree patterns, and the handle end is inlaid with animal head carved with sapphire
This key is made by hollow-out technology. Its style is rare and its specific function is unknown. Its craftsmanship is exquisite and complicated. It is not easy to combine various techniques such as hollowing out, carving flowers, inlaying wood handle with gold, inlaying silver wire on wood handle and inlaying jade on wood handle on a small leaky key