and since we are not looking at the feathers of the bird but at the spirit of the bird, so i'm looking at the spirit of the sushi that would've been appropriately served with this place setting.
side note: helen @helenhall asked in one of her comments on my january 30 post if the chopsticks are japanese. yes, i believe they are. i bought them from an old japanese store a long time ago, and the japanese being japanese, are very proud of their culture and at that store they didn't sell anything other than japanese implements and goods that were made in japan or from japan.
what's the difference between japanese chopsticks and chinese chopsticks? japanese chopsticks are mostly bamboo or laquered, slim and short and have tapered fine points. chinese chopsticks are thicker and longer and have blunt flat points. now, the korean chopsticks are almost always metal or stainless steel, longer than the japanese chopsticks but shorter than the chinese ones, and are flat, like the handle of a fork or spoon. whereas the japanese and the chinese eat using just the chopsticks, the koreans always have a spoon to eat rice with. interesting, ain't it?
thank you, kind folks, for your very generous favs on yesterday's old lady's portrait. you are all awesome!
When I lived in China, I noticed that children didn’t use chopsticks until they were about 8 to 10 years old. Younger ones are with a porcelain or plastic spoon, not like ours but like the ones used for soup in Chinese restaurants here
Well you certainly know your chopsticks. Thanks for the full explanation which concurs with my limited experience. Some well placed lines and shapes all in the spirit of sushi.
