In the Shang period and earlier Chinese chopsticks were usually made of bamboo and wood, but later ivory and jade ones appeared; by the Spring & Autumn and Warring States periods there were bronze and iron ones, and in the Han, Wei and Six Dynasties periods there were chopsticks of lacquer, gold and silver ....
中國筷在商代之前以竹、木等原料為主，之後則出現象牙筷及玉筷；到了春秋戰國時代，有銅、鐵製品；漢魏六朝則有漆筷、金筷、銀筷等… …。