Handmade leather sheaths made by Chinese knife makers, the beauty of traditional culture in the art of leather carving

For handmade collectible knives, a suitable and exquisite sheath is as indispensable as a battle robe to a general and a chinese robe to a beauty. A good sheath, as if to put a delicate armor on the knife, can not only protect the safety of the owner of the knife, but also protect the knife from external wear and damage.

Tiger shark seat carved knife sheath

The mat pattern is in the shape of a "ten" shape, and the longitude and latitude overlap each other, which belongs to one of the traditional ornaments in ancient China. It was originally a weaving pattern printed by placing undried pottery blanks on mats in ancient times when pottery was made.

The rest of the knife sheath carvings in the workshop are also in the same vein, mainly based on traditional ornamentation, aiming to reflect the traditional cultural interest. For example, the sheath of the long wind knife, carved for the ancient popular auspicious cloud pattern:

And the Nordic style of passionflower pattern:

Birds and fish "fish play lotus leaf" pattern. This is an ornament created based on allusions, taken from the "Han Le Fu": Jiangnan Can Pick Lotus, Lotus Leaf He Tian Tian, Fish Play Lotus Leaf. Fish play lotus leaf east, fish play lotus leaf west, fish play lotus leaf south, fish play lotus leaf north.

The master craftsman uses tools to carve out concave and convex layers, smashing out the patterns, so that these ornaments can be delicately displayed on the leather goods:

The punching and stitching of the sheath are also done by hand by the master craftsman.

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