Chinese Fisherman's Knife

One clean golden curve, a ring on its shoulder and not a spare line.

This fisherman's knife is from Dongbei or Shan Xi Province, China, and dates to the 19th century. It is iron, wood & horn. Horn is a durable material often used for handles and fittings, since it can be heated, shaped and polished and holds up well in wet conditions. Slim, smoothly curved form in glowing yellow tones, tapering from a capped upper end to a fine point. A thin round ring is looped through a dark fitting at the right. It is 7 inches wide and 1 in diameter.

Minimal, polished and perfectly sure of itself.