What is Japanese enamel?

Japanese enamel is a material made by blending pigments with a binder made of oil and gum. Japanese artisans use it to produce vases, boxes, tableware, lighting fixtures and other objects. Find a collection of Japanese enamel decorative objects and art on 1stDibs.

Japanese Enamel

Pair Of Japanese Cloisonne Vases

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tableware

Materials

Enamel

Large Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Plate 1900

$3,500

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Phoenix Bird Tray

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese, Early Edo period, enamel copper tray. The oval shaped tray is enameled with a

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Phoenix Bird Tray

$1,600 Sale Price

60% Off

Japanese Imari Baluster Vase, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century, Japan

Located in Austin, TX

A lovely tall Japanese Imari porcelain baluster vase with images of Chinese boys, Meiji Period

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Japanese Imari Baluster Vase, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century, Japan

$2,100

2 Japanese Meiji Period Turquoise Cloisonne Vases

Located in Norwood, NJ

colors with good enameling, cranes, butterflies and sparrow birds surrounded by florals and vines. Top

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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Vases

Materials

Enamel

2 Japanese Meiji Period Turquoise Cloisonne Vases

$1,875 / set

Antique Japanese Moriage Nippon Porcelain Vase or Covered Jar

Located in Philadelphia, PA

A fine antique Japanese Nippon porcelain vase or covered urn. With green, pink, and white tones in

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20th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Antique Japanese Moriage Nippon Porcelain Vase or Covered Jar

$1,500

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Vase

By Popular Style

Located in Mérida, YU

This is a Japanese Meiji period enamel vase made under the cloisonné technique, featuring foliage

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Vase

$1,150

Japanese Wireless Musen Cloisonne Vase by Ando Jubei

By Ando Jubei

Located in Atlanta, GA

A Japanese cloisonne vase in bottle-form made by Ando Jubei (1876-1963) circa 1910-20s (late Meiji

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Japanese Wireless Musen Cloisonne Vase by Ando Jubei

$3,600

Japanese Meiji Dragon Floral Pattern Cloisonne Koro Cover

Located in Bishop s Stortford, Hertfordshire

A stylish antique Meiji period Japanese cloisonne Koro and cover decorated with dragon and floral

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Antique 1870s Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Japanese Meiji Dragon Floral Pattern Cloisonne Koro Cover

$314

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Vase

By Popular Style

Located in Mérida, YU

This is a Japanese Meiji period enamel vase made under the cloisonné technique, featuring foliage

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Vase

$1,150

Imari Porcelain Charger-Japan, Meiji Period-18.25" Diameter

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Large finely decorated Japanese Meiji period Imari porcelain charger. The decoration consists of

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Antique 1880s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

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Enamel

Imari Porcelain Charger-Japan, Meiji Period-18.25" Diameter

$1,250

Showa Period Rich Cream Ground Musen Cloisonne Enamel Vase by Ando

Located in Lymington, Hampshire

A Showa period rich cream ground musen cloisonne enamel vase with Mount Fuji by Ando, the snowy

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Vintage 1930s Japanese Showa Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Showa Period Rich Cream Ground Musen Cloisonne Enamel Vase by Ando

$2,069

Vintage Mikimoto Blue Enamel Yellow Gold Key Brooch Pin

By Mikimoto

Located in Southampton, PA

18k Yellow Gold Vintage Blue Enamel Key Pin Brooch by Mikimoto. With Blue Enamel. Details

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Vintage 1980s Japanese Brooches

Materials

Yellow Gold, Enamel

Vintage Mikimoto Blue Enamel Yellow Gold Key Brooch Pin

$3,190

Japanese Cloisonné Covered Jar by Ando Jubei

By Ando Jubei

Located in Atlanta, GA

Japanese cloisonné enamels are known as shippo-yaki and the mid-19th century saw the production of

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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork

Materials

Metal, Sterling Silver, Enamel

Japanese Cloisonné Covered Jar by Ando Jubei

$4,200

Antique Japanese Decorative Wall Dish

Located in Milano, IT

Round plate in bronze and cloisonné enamel designed in Japan at the end of the 19th century, during

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Antique Early 1900s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Bronze

Antique Japanese Decorative Wall Dish

$759 Sale Price

20% Off

Very Fine quality Monumental meiji period Japanese Satsuma Vase

Located in New York, NY

A very fine quality monumental Japanese vase depicting Samurai on one side and distinguished female

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Porcelain

Very Fine quality Monumental meiji period Japanese Satsuma Vase

$4,500

Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Charger Urashima Taro Riding the Sea Bream Mythological

Located in Long Island City, NY

Early Meiji Japanese cloisonne enamel charger measuring 15 inches in diameter, depicting the famous

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Enamel

Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Charger Urashima Taro Riding the Sea Bream Mythological

$5,250

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Vase

By Popular Style

Located in Mérida, YU

This is a Japanese Meiji period enamel vase made under the cloisonné technique, featuring foliage

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Vase

$1,150

A Magnificent Cloisonné Enamel Vase decorated with pigeons. Meiji period

Located in London, GB

A Magnificent Cloisonné Enamel Vase decorated with pigeons. Meiji period (late 19th century

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Enamel

A Magnificent Cloisonné Enamel Vase decorated with pigeons. Meiji period

$1,314 Sale Price

34% Off

A Grand Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Tray Featuring Cherry Blossoms and Birds

Located in Queens, NY

A Grand Meiji Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Tray – Lush Cherry Blossom Garden with Sparrows, Quail, and

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Enamel

A Grand Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Tray Featuring Cherry Blossoms and Birds

$35,750 Sale Price

35% Off

Imari Porcelain Bowl, Meiji Period, Japan, 19th c.

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Hand decorated Japanese Meiji period porcelain bowl. The interior hand painted scene depicts three

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Antique 1880s Japanese Japonisme Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Imari Porcelain Bowl, Meiji Period, Japan, 19th c.

$1,250

A Japanese cloisonné vase decorated with three flying butterflies

Located in Milano, IT

Vase in metal and cloisonné enamel with a yellow monochrome background, decorated with three flying

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Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork

Materials

Enamel

A Japanese cloisonné vase decorated with three flying butterflies

$4,153

Large 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Vase Depicting Flowers and Exotic Bird

Located in New York, NY

enameled designs of colorful flowers in bloom and an exotic bird. Underside signed in red.

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20th Century Japanese Ceramics

Materials

Ceramic

Large 19th Century Japanese Satsuma Vase Depicting Flowers and Exotic Bird

$2,800

Japanese Champlevé Bronze Elephant Floor Oil Lamp

Located in Montreal, QC

A Japanese floor oil lamp, crafted in bronze with a dark lush patina and decorated with enamel in a

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Floor Lamps

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Japanese Champlevé Bronze Elephant Floor Oil Lamp

$3,460

Japanese Cloisonne Detailed Antique Decorative Box Incredible Colors Design

Located in Ann Arbor, MI

Japanese Cloisonne Detailed Antique decorative box with incredible colors detail and design. Most

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Vintage 1910s Japanese Decorative Boxes

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Cloisonne Detailed Antique Decorative Box Incredible Colors Design

$1,500

A Fine Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Vases with Ginbari Floral Decoration, 19th C

Located in London, GB

A Fine Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Vases with Ginbari Floral Decoration, Meiji Period (late 19th

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Enamel

A Fine Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Vases with Ginbari Floral Decoration, 19th C

$1,300 / set

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Goldstone Spotted Butterfly Plate Charger

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese Meiji period Circa 1895 cloisonne enamel metal charger plate depicting a highly

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Tableware

Materials

Enamel

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Goldstone Spotted Butterfly Plate Charger

$3,000

Vintage New Tokyo International Airport Authority Enamel Cherry Blossom Ashtray

By Limoges

Located in San Juan Capistrano, CA

This is a beautiful fired enamel ashtray from Tokyo Airport in Japan. The piece is made by Tutanka

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Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Ashtrays

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Vintage New Tokyo International Airport Authority Enamel Cherry Blossom Ashtray

$175

Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Ground Crane Frenzy Plate Attributed to Hayashi

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese, Meiji era, enamel over copper plate or charger attributed to Hayashi Kodenji

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Ground Crane Frenzy Plate Attributed to Hayashi

$5,000

Meiji Period, Japanese Vases, Gourd, Dai Nippon Kutani Tsukuru c.1890 Japan

By Dai Nippon 1

Located in Glasgow, GB

A matching pair of Meiji-period Japanese gourd-shaped vases, handcrafted in Kutani toward the end

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Antique 1890s Japanese Meiji Vases

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Gold, Enamel

Meiji Period, Japanese Vases, Gourd, Dai Nippon Kutani Tsukuru c.1890 Japan

$588 Sale Price / set

50% Off

Pr. 19th C. Meiji Japanese Champleve Inset Bronze Vases Signed 21.25"

Located in Atlanta, GA

object and then filled with vitreous enamel. This technique, which became highly developed in Japan

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Chinese Export Metalwork

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Bronze, Enamel

Pr. 19th C. Meiji Japanese Champleve Inset Bronze Vases Signed 21.25"

$1,996 Sale Price / set

20% Off

Polychromed Chinoiserie-style Japanese Porcelain Charger Plate by Dai Nippon

By Arita

Located in Glasgow, GB

Nippon. Hand-enameled with a colorful Japanese figural scene, it stylistically depicts blooming cherry

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Vintage 1940s Japanese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Polychromed Chinoiserie-style Japanese Porcelain Charger Plate by Dai Nippon

$273 Sale Price

20% Off

Japanese Yellow and Black Chinoiserie Style Porcelain Charger Plate 1930s

By Arita

Located in Glasgow, GB

A large Japanese export 15" Chinoiserie-style porcelain charger plate, crafted in Japan around the

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Vintage 1930s Japanese Chinoiserie Porcelain

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Yellow and Black Chinoiserie Style Porcelain Charger Plate 1930s

$256 Sale Price

50% Off

19th Century Japanese cloisonné Bowl with Fish Attributed to Hattori Tadasaburo

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese copper plate with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji era, ca. 1910s. The piece

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Enamel, Copper

19th Century Japanese cloisonné Bowl with Fish Attributed to Hattori Tadasaburo

$5,000

Antique Japanese Bronze Cloisonné/Champleve Vase Urn

Located in Chicago, IL

Antique Japanese Bronze Cloisonné/Champleve Vase Urn This Antique Japanese Bronze Cloisonné

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Early 20th Century Unknown Anglo-Japanese Vases

Materials

Enamel

Antique Japanese Bronze Cloisonné/Champleve Vase Urn

$750

19th Century Japanese Imari Decorative Centerpiece Bowl

Located in Germantown, MD

19th century Japanese Imari Decorative centerpiece bowl. Measures 10" in diameter and 4.5" tall.

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Bowls

Materials

Enamel

19th Century Japanese Imari Decorative Centerpiece Bowl

$1,375

An Exquisite Large Pair of Meiji Period Cloisonné Enamel Plates with Tsubas

Located in Queens, NY

An Exquisite and Large Pair of Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Plates with Tsuba Fittings

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Enamel

An Exquisite Large Pair of Meiji Period Cloisonné Enamel Plates with Tsubas

$25,200 Sale Price

40% Off

18th Century Japanese Imari Gold Porcelain Small Lobbed Cups and Saucers

Located in Delft, NL

porcelain with Gold painted decor and Iron Red and Green enamel 1690-1800 Japanese porcelain , ca 1710

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Antique Early 18th Century Japanese Antiquities

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Japanese Imari Gold Porcelain Small Lobbed Cups and Saucers

$2,076 / set

Rare Japanese Ginbari Cloisonne Vase Irises by Kumeno Teitaro 19th Century

Located in Somis, CA

background of turquoise enamel at the neck of the vase smoothly transiting to a soft silver blue at its base

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Rare Japanese Ginbari Cloisonne Vase Irises by Kumeno Teitaro 19th Century

$1,320 Sale Price

40% Off

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Round Cloisonne Covered Jar

Located in Long Island City, NY

cloisonne enamel, fits snugly and surmounted with a finial. Circa the early 20th century. Antique Japanese

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Jars

Materials

Enamel

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Round Cloisonne Covered Jar

$1,540 Sale Price

30% Off

Eight 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Dishes, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

By Arita

Located in Ottawa, Ontario

All richly decorated with hand painted enamels in a palette of cobalt, vermillion, green & & gilt

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Eight 19th Century Japanese Imari Porcelain Dishes, Meiji Period (1868-1912)

$960 Sale Price / set

31% Off

Japanese Polychromed Blue and Yellow Decorative Porcelain Charger Plate 1920s

By Arita

Located in Glasgow, GB

A bold blue and yellow decorative porcelain charger plate, hand-crafted in Japan around the 1920s

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Vintage 1920s Japanese Chinoiserie Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Polychromed Blue and Yellow Decorative Porcelain Charger Plate 1920s

$219 Sale Price

20% Off

Small Cloisonné Vase, Meiji Period, Japan

Located in Kastrup, DK

Small cloisonné vase in bronze. Signed to the bottom. Blue enamel base color decorated with

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Bronze

Small Cloisonné Vase, Meiji Period, Japan

$1,821

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Goldstone Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne vase showcasing the body adorned with intricate

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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Antique Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Goldstone Vase

$9,500

Japanese Export Porcelain Double-Gourd Table Lamp, Kutani-Style

Located in London, GB

A decorative Japanese export porcelain table lamp of double-gourd form, produced for the Western

Category

20th Century Japanese Japonisme Table Lamps

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Japanese Export Porcelain Double-Gourd Table Lamp, Kutani-Style

$4,381

Japanese Imari Charger, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A nicely decorated Japanese Meiji Period Imari charger, late 19th century, Japan. The porcelain

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Platters and Serveware

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Imari Charger, Meiji Period, Late 19th Century

$1,200

19th Century Meiji Japanese Satsuna Enanel Porcelain Vase

Located in Germantown, MD

A 19th Century Meiji Japanese Satsuna Enaneled Porcelain Vase. Measures 7" in width x 7" in depth

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

19th Century Meiji Japanese Satsuna Enanel Porcelain Vase

$720

Japanese Satsuma Earthenware Four-Panel Tea Caddy, Ryuzan - Kyoto, Meiji-Taisho

Located in Atlanta, GA

Japanese Satsuma Earthenware Four-Panel Tea Caddy Attributed to Ryuzan Studio (龍山), Kyoto, Meiji

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Ceramics

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Satsuma Earthenware Four-Panel Tea Caddy, Ryuzan - Kyoto, Meiji-Taisho

$1,440 Sale Price

20% Off

Circa 1880-1910 Japanese Cloisonne Vase

Located in Chapel Hill, NC

Circa 1880-1910 Japanese cloisonne vase. Fine, elegant example. Silver mounted & silver wire

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Vases

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Circa 1880-1910 Japanese Cloisonne Vase

$450

Large Meiji Period Brass and Cloisonné Enamel Casket

Located in London, GB

A large Meiji period brass and cloisonné enamel casket Japanese, Late 19th Century Height 20cm

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Decorative Boxes

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Large Meiji Period Brass and Cloisonné Enamel Casket

$10,269

Pair of Early Japanese Plique-a-Jour Bowls from Nagoya

By Ando Jubei

Located in Atlanta, GA

Nagoya area in Japan circa 1900-20s. Maker's unknown but possibly by Ando company. The technique was hard

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Metalwork

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Pair of Early Japanese Plique-a-Jour Bowls from Nagoya

$3,800 / set

Antique Japanese Meiji Era Ginbari Cloisonne Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

A large antique Japanese copper vase with polychrome ginbari cloisonne enamel decor. Late Meiji

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Antique Japanese Meiji Era Ginbari Cloisonne Vase

$2,000

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Charger with Insects and Fall Foliage Plate Goto

Located in Long Island City, NY

A large antique Japanese Meiji period, 1868 to 1912, cloisonne enamel metal charger plate depicting

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Charger with Insects and Fall Foliage Plate Goto

$4,000

Antique Japanese Meiji Era Ginbari Cloisonne Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese copper vase with polychrome cloisonne enamel decor. Late Meiji period, before

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Antique Japanese Meiji Era Ginbari Cloisonne Vase

$3,000

Japanese Gilt Bronze and Champleve Moon Flask Vase, Late 20th Century

Located in Austin, TX

A stunning and opulent Japanese gilt bronze moon flask vase with champleve enamel decoration, late

Category

Late 20th Century Japanese Showa Metalwork

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Japanese Gilt Bronze and Champleve Moon Flask Vase, Late 20th Century

$3,200

Exquisite Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Tray Featuring Dragons in Clouds, Att

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel over copper tray. The interior of the ware is adorned

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Exquisite Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Tray Featuring Dragons in Clouds, Att

$6,500

A Large Cloisonné Enamel Vase decorated with flowers and butterflies. Meiji Era

Located in London, GB

A Very large Cloisonné Enamel Vase decorated flowers and butterflies. Meiji period (late 19th

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Metalwork

Materials

Enamel

A Large Cloisonné Enamel Vase decorated with flowers and butterflies. Meiji Era

$2,259

Pair of Large Japanese Satsuna Vases

Located in Germantown, MD

JAPANESE SATSUMA . Ready for your indoor or outdoor setting. Original hand designed body with classic

Category

Mid-20th Century Chinese Anglo-Japanese Vases

Materials

Paint, Porcelain

Pair of Large Japanese Satsuna Vases

$1,600 / set

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Japanese Enamel For Sale on 1stDibs

With a vast inventory of beautiful furniture at 1stDibs, we’ve got just the Japanese enamel you’re looking for. Each Japanese enamel for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using metal, enamel and ceramic. There are 372 variations of the antique or vintage Japanese enamel you’re looking for, while we also have 4 modern editions of this piece to choose from as well. You’ve searched high and low for the perfect Japanese enamel — we have versions that date back to the 18th Century alongside those produced as recently as the 21st Century are available. A Japanese enamel made by Mid-Century Modern designers — as well as those associated with Art Deco — is very popular. You’ll likely find more than one Japanese enamel that is appealing in its simplicity, but Ando Jubei, Cees Braakman and UMS Pastoe produced versions that are worth a look.

How Much is a Japanese Enamel?

The average selling price for a Japanese enamel at 1stDibs is $1,599, while they’re typically $65 on the low end and $106,426 for the highest priced.

Questions About Japanese Enamel

What is Japanese enamel?
1 Answer
1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
Japanese enamel is a material made by blending pigments with a binder made of oil and gum. Japanese artisans use it to produce vases, boxes, tableware, lighting fixtures and other objects. Find a collection of Japanese enamel decorative objects and art on 1stDibs.