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Technique: Cloissoné
A Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Depicting Pigeons on a Cherry Blossom
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Depicting Pigeons on a Cherry Blossom Tree
Attributed to Shippo Kasha/ Namikawa Sōsuke
Based of the Drawing By Watanabe Seitei Seitei Kacho ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Cloisonne Bowl
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Chinese Cloisonne Bowl
Bronze and enamel materials
made with Cloisonne technique
Origin China Circa 1950
Floral decoration
perfect condition
cloisone te...
Category
1950s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Large 18 Inch Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Dragon Charger Plate
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese cloisonne enamel plate, featuring a central depiction of a dragon set against a blue ground within a decorated edge. Circa the 19th century. Antique Japanese Enam...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Black Enamel 11 Sparrows on Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper vase with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period.
Elongated vase with pronounced neck.
Black body decorated with...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Chinese Floral Cloisonné Enamel and Ormolu Vase for Islamic Market
Located in London, GB
Chinese Floral Cloisonné enamel and ormolu vase for Islamic Market
Chinese, early 20th century
Dimensions: Height 21cm, diameter 24cm
This beautifu...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
$4,286 Sale Price
30% Off
High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon Charger Plate
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji era, enamel over copper charger plate. The plate is adorned with a polychrome image of a dragon on cobalt blue ground made in the Cloisonne technique. The b...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Japanese Edo Period Cloisonne Enamel Jar
Located in Long Island City, NY
A antique Japanese late Edo Period lidded enamel jar. The jar has a globular shaped body. The exterior of the vase is adorned with medallions ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Japanese Edo Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$780 Sale Price
35% Off
Chinese Floral Islamic Style Cloisonné Enamel and Ormolu Vase
Located in London, GB
Chinese floral Islamic style cloisonné enamel and ormolu vase
Chinese, early 20th century
Dimensions: Height 13cm, diameter 13cm
This beautiful bowl...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
$2,381 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Dragon Phoenix Birds Pink And Red
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese cloisonne enamel vase of baluster form, featuring a tiny neck and flared mouth. The vase is adorned with panels set against a red ground, showcasing floral motifs...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Signed Ando Jubei Green Wireless Cloisonné Vase Large 10"
By Ando Jubei
Located in Somis, CA
A large masterpiece of Ando Jubei wireless cloisonné vase at an exceptional 10" height. In his signature green enamel, portraying an intricate arabesque design of a blooming clematis...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Metal
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 20th Century Japanese Champleve Cloisonne Enamel Mantel Urn Vase Lamp 30"
Located in Dayton, OH
Japanese champleve cloisonne enameled vase or urn, converted to a lamp mounted to a pierced / reticulated base with c scroll supports.
Dimensions:
6" x 6" x 17" / Total Height - 30...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Chinoiserie Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
$245 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Cloud Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era enamel over brass brush pot. The surface of the rounded bowl is enameled with a polychrome images of blossoming flowers on a white and blue ground surro...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$325 Sale Price
35% Off
Chinese Agate, Jade and Rose Quartz Flower Model in a Cloisonné Enamel Pot
Located in London, GB
Chinese agate, jade and rose quartz flower model in a cloisonné enamel pot
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 28cm, width 37cm, depth 25cm
Crafted in 20th century China, this delicate fl...
Category
20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Agate, Jade, Metal, Enamel
$4,286 Sale Price
30% Off
Rare Pair of Octagon Shaped Japanese Cloisonné Dragon and Flower Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
A set of two Japanese vases, Meiji era, 1868 to 1912. Two high quality antique vases of an ovoid form tapering to the bottom and bearing a long neck tapering to the upper rim. The ex...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Japanese Ginbari Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji era Ginbari enamel vase. The ground of the vase is enameled in a turquoise shade. The vase is enameled with polychrome images of fish and blossoming sakura ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Multi Panel Floral Vase Attributed OTA
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese enamel vase, Ota Kichisaburo, Meiji period, 1868 to 1912. The baluster body is adorned with a polychrome design representing panels with blossoming flowers and sa...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Large Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Koro Incense Burner with Takara-Mono
Located in Long Island City, NY
A fine quality Japanese cloisonne covered koro or incense burner, Meiji era, 1868 to 1912. The piece features cloisonne handles and cover. The exterior is decorated with various desi...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Charger - Black Woodgrain Design Cloisonné by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charger
Woodgrain design
Black
Cloisonné
Limited edition
The cloisonné´ technique is an enameling on metal technique that dates back to the B...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Chinese Cloisonné Enamel and Hardstone Flower Model
Located in London, GB
Chinese cloisonné enamel and hardstone flower model
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 17cm, width 15cm, depth 12cm
This charming hardstone flower arrangement showcases the artistry and m...
Category
20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Stone, Agate, Metal, Enamel
$2,381 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Hikite Door Handle
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese gilt copper Fusuma Hikite sliding door handle with polychrome cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period, before 1912. The door...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$422 Sale Price
35% Off
Pair of Antique Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vases with French Ormolu Mounts
Located in London, GB
Pair of antique Japanese cloisonné enamel vases with French ormolu mounts
Japanese and French, Late 19th Century
Height 30.5cm, width 22cm, depth 17cm
Virtually identical in design,...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Enamel
$7,143 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Antique High Quality Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate With Owl Cranes Fan
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji era enamel over brass charger plate. The plate is superbly enameled with polychrome patterns, including three fans showing flowers and birds, the background...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Brass
$3,900 Sale Price
40% Off
Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Box with Fruits, Sea Life, Birds and Insec
Located in Long Island City, NY
Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Box with Fruits, Sea Life, Birds and Insects Coffee Table box
An antique Japanese copper trinket box of hexago...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Brass Enamel Cloisonné Vases Yellow Flowers, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful small pair brass and enamel Cloisonné vases, circa early to mid- 20th century, China. Vases have a yellow enamel flower and green leaf design with a black background. Oth...
Category
20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Tennin
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large antique Japanese Meiji era, 1868 to 1912, cloisonne enamel vase decorated with an image of tennin, a beautiful winged woman dressed in ornate kimono with a flowing scarf that...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Maroon Ground Plate With Crane In Bamboo
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji era cloisonne enamel plate. The background has a dark brown color shade and features a white crane surrounded by green bamboo leaves and small pink flowers....
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$2,520 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique Pair Of Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Namikawa School
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of Japanese cloisonne enamel early Meiji translucent enamel vases . Each vase has an urn shaped body, a wide neck, and a fluted base. The vases are adorned with polychrome ena...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$3,600 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Turquois Rainbow Color Butterfly Plate
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese enamel over copper plate. The plate is enameled with a polychrome butterfly design surrounded by floral and foliage patterns made in the Cloisonne technique on a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Chinese Dragon Cloisonné Enamel Round Lidded Box 19th Century CO#02
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Chinese cloisonné enamel round box with lid depicting flying dragons chasing fireballs. Yellow base and dark dragon color are applied, and 3 compartments are inside. From the...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
A Rare Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Silver Wire Vases with Dandelions
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of antique Japanese copper vases of flattened round shape with figurative rims. Late Meiji period, before 1912. The pieces are decorated w...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Japanese Meiji Era Cloisonne Enamel Vase Signed
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper vase with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period, 1868 to 1913. Miniature dark cobalt blue vase with a round body and long neck. The neck is decorated ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$500 Sale Price
58% Off
Pair of Large Cloisonne Ginger Jars
Located in Toledo, OH
Matched pair of large Cloisonne ginger jars with lids in a colorful pattern on a black background, circa 1900. 13 1/2" tall including the lid.
Category
Early 20th Century Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$2,700 / set
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Silver Wire Enamel Miniature Vase Bird on Bambo
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji period, silver wire enamel vase. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a fluted neck. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image of a sparrow bird...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$680 Sale Price
20% Off
High Quality Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Blossoming Iris Flowers
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji period, enamel over gilt copper vase. with silver wire
The unusual shaped vase has a long fluted neck. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image o...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
A Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Butterfly Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
Attributed to Namikawa Yasuyuki, 1845 to 1927, a pair of rare identical antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel vases. Each vase has an urn shaped body and a wide fluted neck. The b...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Small Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Round Box, circa 1910, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A small and delightful Japanese yellow ground cloisonne round trinket or incense box, Meiji Period, circa 1910, Japan.
The small box of squat, round shape, and may originally have b...
Category
1910s Japanese Meiji Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese, early Meiji era, enamel over gilt copper vase. The exterior of the ware is adorned with polychrome enamel panels representing blossoming flowers, plants and butt...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$450 Sale Price
70% Off
Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Lidded Jar Decorated with Flowers
Butterflies
Located in Bishop
s Stortford, Hertfordshire
A very fine Japanese Meiji cloisonne lidded jar decorated with butterflies amidst bamboo and flowering shrubs dating from the latter 19th Century...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
Pair Antique Japanese, Meiji period, late 19th century, Cloisonné Lamps
Located in New Orleans, LA
Pair antique late 19th century Japanese rendered in imitation of Chinese cloisonne
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
Rare Totai Shippo Pair Large Japanese Cloisonne On Porcelain Enamel Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of rare symmetrical large antique Japanese, Ming era, Totai porcelain vases. Each vase has a globular shaped body and a fluted mouth. The exteriors of the wares are covered wi...
Category
20th Century Japanese Ming Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$9,750 Sale Price / set
35% Off
Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of matching Japanese cast metal and cloisonne enamel vases richly decorated with polychrome floral ornaments on a black ground. Unmarked. Dated circa the late 19th century, Me...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Hardstone Model of Cherry Blossom in a Cloisonné Enamel Planter
Located in London, GB
Chinese hardstone model of cherry blossom in a cloisonné enamel planter
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 57cm, width 52cm, depth 40cm
This exq...
Category
20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$7,143 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Blossoming Wisteria Tree
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji period, enamel over brass vase. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a tall narrow neck. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image of wisteria b...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Chinese Lao Tian Li Cloisonne Cylindrical Box, Late Qing Dynasty, China
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful antique Chinese cloisonné cylindrical box and cover by Lao Tian Li, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The box of cylindrical form and w...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper, Enamel
Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Footed Bowl W Floral Motif
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Chinese gilt bowl in cloisonne enamel design. Round footed piece garnished with floral ornaments and small spirals in cloisonne technique. The interior is decorated with similar or...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Golden Age Wisteria and Birds Vase Attributed t
Located in Long Island City, NY
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Golden Age Wisteria and Birds Vase Attributed to Hayashi
high quality work
An antique Japanese copper vase with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji p...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Large Pair Of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Blue Enamel Rooster Butterfly Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of identical Japanese enamel over copper vases. Each vase has a globular shaped body and a wide neck. Each vase is enameled with a polychrome design representing medallions wi...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Pair Of Japanese Cloisonne Plates Flowers On Turquoise Background Meiji Period
Located in Milano, MI
Pair Of Japanese Cloisonne Dishes Meiji Period 1868-1912 with turquoise bottom, in good condition. On the perimeter, a circular border of 1.7 cm dark background composed of geometri...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
40" Chinese Rosewood Pedestal Table w/ Cloisonne Top
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a finely crafted Pedestal/Plant stand.
It's made of rosewood and is finely carved.
The feet are scrolled and terminate in a rosewood ring.
That gives the piece plenty of sta...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Rosewood
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Vase Floral Clouds
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel vase. Baluster shaped vase decorated with a band of orange with swirling and floral elements at the top, followed by a broader band ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$2,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique French Cloisonné Enamel Porcelain Jardiniere, Circa 1880-1890.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique French Cloisonné Enamel Porcelain Jardiniere, Circa 1880-1890.
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Cloisonne Enamel Footed Ginger Jar Table Lamp
Located in Scottsdale, AZ
A lovely, cloisonné enamel lamp! Originally a ginger jar, modified into a lamp, this antique jar likely originates from 19th-century Japan. It has a great palette of marigold-oranges...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Large Chinese Floral Cloisonne Enamel Vase W Stand
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large rare Chinese enamel over brass vase. The unusual shaped vase is adorned with polychrome images of flowers surrounded by floral and wavy motifs against a bright turquoise back...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$1,200 Sale Price
60% Off
Very Fine and Rare Onyx, Porcelain, Cloisonné Enamel and Ormolu Mantel Clock
Located in London, GB
Very fine and rare green onyx, porcelain, cloisonné enamel and ormolu mantel clock
French, Late 19th Century
Height 64cm, diameter 23cm
This beautiful piece is an exceptionally unusual and equally beautiful mantel clock, crafted from a variety of materials, used to showcase an array of superb decorative arts and techniques. Made in France in the late nineteenth century it is formed of green onyx, porcelain (the vase on top), cloisonné enamel and ormolu.
The dials are set upon three columns of ormolu, mounted on green onyx, and framed with enamel in red, white, and blue, floral motifs. The dials are adorned with lettering in both French and Spanish, and measure time, temperature, and pressure. An elegant decorative vase mounts the clock, crafted from porcelain, and similarly decorated with enamel elements. Rare in design and even rare in terms of pure quality, it forms a unique antique timepiece...
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Onyx, Enamel, Ormolu
$23,811 Sale Price
30% Off
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Red Tripod Jar
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper lidded jar with polychrome red cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period, before 1912. Round shape, lid with globe finial. The piece rests on three feet. ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
$1,500 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Floral Cloud Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel vase with floral motifs and butterflies on a white and dark blue ground featuring a fine and collectible piece of Japanese artistry....
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Asian Bronze Champlevé Dragon Cloisonné Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Bronze champlevé lamp with stylized dragon enameled cloisonné design surrounding and gorgeous patina. Mounted on hand-carved lacquered wood base, China,...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$2,760 Sale Price
20% Off
Two Russian Silver Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Easter Eggs on Stands
Located in London, GB
Two Russian silver gilt and cloisonné enamel Easter eggs on stands
Russian, 20th Century
Height 9.5cm, diameter 5cm
The two silver gilt and cloisonné enamel eggs showcase Russi...
Category
20th Century Russian Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
$6,191 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Chinese Hardstone Flower Model in a Cloisonné Enamel Planter
Located in London, GB
Chinese hardstone flower model in a cloisonné enamel planter
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 20cm, width 12cm, depth 9cm
This superb flower mode...
Category
20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Stone, Agate, Enamel
$2,381 Sale Price
30% Off
Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Purple Trinket Box Signed Inaba With Silver Plaque
Located in Long Island City, NY
A vintage brass trinket box of rectangular shape. The piece is set with cloisonne enamel. Purple ground color, green meander motif along the rims. The lid is decorated with the inscription Never Worry, It Never Happens, Never Complain...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Silver
Cloisonné Vases, Lamps, Bowls and Other Furniture and Objects for Sale on 1stDibs
Liven your home with cloisonné vases, bowls, lamps and other objects and furnishings ornamented with lustrous enamel. Technically, enamel is colored glass fused to metal. But that simple description greatly understates the case. Applied using an array of techniques to a wide range of objects, it is one of the most dynamic, and alluring, mediums in the world.
No one knows for sure when or where enameling originated. But, according to the Encyclopedia Britannica, it is widely believed that the decoration on a gold scepter found in a royal Mycenaean tomb at Kourion Kaloriziki, in Cyprus, and dating to the 11th century BC, is a true, early example of the technique.
Between the 6th and 12th centuries AD, cloisonné — in which tiny compartments (cloisons) made by soldering copper filaments to a metal surface are filled with vibrantly hued enamel — had a huge vogue in the Byzantine Empire. By the 7th century, Lombard craftsmen in northern Italy were using enamel to emulate Byzantine objects. In the 12th and 13th centuries, artisans in China imported the technique and made it so much their own that enameled objects have long been associated with Eastern aesthetics and motifs rather than Western ones.
Collectors of authentic antique Chinese furniture and decorative objects know that Ming dynasty-era cloisonné objects are particularly coveted. Although ornamentation was minimal at the time, Ming dynasty furniture often featured carved or painted details of flowers, insects, dragons, fruits and other motifs. As overseas trade expanded, techniques from the West, like cloisonné enamel painting, adorned table screens and other pieces.
Elaborately decorated Ming-era cloisonné objects and furnishings — vessels and other items featuring lots of vibrant colors and details — are likely to fetch considerable sums at auction, as Chinese cloisonné vases created during the Ming and Qing eras represent a golden age of the country’s furniture design. (Victorian cloisonné is also popular with design enthusiasts.)
Cloisonné wasn’t adopted in Japan until the 1800s. Back then, amid an era of societal and cultural shifts, a bolstered interest in art and design elevated Japanese craft traditions during the Meiji period. European styles like Japonisme appropriated Japanese design while craftsmen in places like Wales and England employed japanning, a varnishing technique that approximated the appearance of lacquer for the surfaces of furnishings.
Today, Meiji-era cloisonné vases or incense burners in good condition are of great interest to collectors of Asian art and furniture produced by the period’s Japanese cloisonné workshops.
Find cloisonné vases, lighting, decorative bowls and other objects for sale on 1stDibs.
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