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Technique: Cloissoné
Pair of Exquisite Chinese Gilded Enamel on Bronze Cloissonne Vases
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Pair of lovely Chinese gilded enamel on bronze Cloisonne vases
adorned with Cherry Blossoms, Peonies and Blue birds.
Category
1940s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Large Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Blue-Ground Vases and Covers, Meiji
Located in New York, NY
A Large Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Blue-Ground Vases and Covers, Meiji Period.
A decorative pair of cloisonne enamel vases, the bodies decorated with colorful birds, butter...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
19th Century Japanese Cloisonné Lidded Jar Fine Decoration, Early Meiji Period
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative cloisonné lidded jar, made in Japan and dating to the 19th century, early Meiji period, circa 1875 or possibly earlier....
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Lidded Koro Jar
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel lidded koro incense burner standing on brass footed base. Embellished with stylized phoenix birds, geometrical ornaments, along with fl...
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Bowl Flowers & Birds
Located in Palm Springs, CA
Chinese cloisonne enamel bowl embellished with pink and white flowers, geometric design and birds.
Category
1960s Chinese Vintage Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Japanese, Egyptian Revival Vase in Brass and Champleve - Circa 1920
Located in Glasgow, GB
Large Art Deco era champlevé vase.
Brass urn-shaped vase from the 1920s, adorned with Egyptian motifs and scenes using the champlevé technique, featuring stylised dragon handles and...
Category
1920s Japanese Egyptian Revival Vintage Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Brass
Antique Japanese Meiji Era Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese, Meiji era, enamel over copper vase. The vase has an urn shaped body and a wide neck. The ware is enameled with polychrome floral, foliage, geometrical, and retic...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Vases
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Mid-20th century pair of cloisonné vases, Japanese. Ginbari pigeon blood red with silver wires & mounts. Fine shading in the prunus & bamboo. Showa era. A mirrored, or facing, pair.
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Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Metal, Silver
Chinese Cloisonné small Vase with flowers & bird, Circa 1920
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative small cloisonné vase, made in China and dating to the first quarter of the 20th Century.
The vase has a good globular baluster shape. It has been well mad...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Ceramic
Large Chinese Floral Cloisonne Enamel Vase W Stand
Located in New York, 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 Vases
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Large Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Kyoto School Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of identical antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel over copper vases. Each vase has an urn shaped body and a fluted neck. The ware is enameled with polychrome figural medal...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Antique Japanese Geisha Yellow Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel over copper vase. The urn shaped vase is adorned with a polychrome image of a Geisha lady in a traditional costume against a bright yellow...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Rare Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Red Enamel Pink Dragon Vase
Located in New York, NY
A rare Japanese enamel over copper vase. The vase has an urn shaped body and a narrow fluted neck. The ware is made in a lobbed design. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image o...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Copper
High Quality Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Blossoming Iris’s Vase
Located in New York, NY
A high quality antique Japanese, late Meiji period, enamel over gilt copper vase. The vase has an urn shaped body and a fluted neck. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image of b...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel Silver Birds In Bamboo Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of identical antique Japanese, late Meiji era, Silver wire enamel vases. Each vase has an urn shaped body and a wide fluted neck. Each vase is enameled with polychrome images ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Antique Japanese Cloisonne White Enamel Vase with Birds
Located in New York, NY
The globular shaped vase is adorned with polychrome enamel floral, foliage, and swirl motifs, and an image of a Phoenix bird on the white ground made in the Cloisonne technique. The ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Antique Pair of Lobe Shaped Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Dragon Butterfly
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique Japanese Meiji era enamel metal vases. The lobed shaped vases are enameled with polychrome medallion images of dragons and butterflies, floral, foliage, and geometr...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Large Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Lotos Vase
Located in New York, NY
A large antique Japanese early Meiji period vase attributed to Namikawa Yasuyuki, a prominent cloisonne artist of the time. Showcases the highly regarded craftsmanship and intricate ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Large Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Attributed to Kyoto Shibata
Located in New York, NY
A large antique Japanese Meiji period vase attributed to Kyoto Shibata. Features vivid depictions of birds and floral motifs, showcasing the meticulous application of cloisonne ename...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Butterfly Vase Attributed to Hayashi Kodenji
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese, Meiji era, Silver wire enamel vase attributed to Hayashi Kodenji, Japanese, 1831 to 1915. Circa 1900s. The baluster form vase is enameled with polychrome images ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Large Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in New York, NY
A large antique Japanese, Meiji era, enamel over copper vase. The vase has a globular shaped body and a long narrow neck. The ware is enameled with polychrome medallions depicting a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Flying Cranes Vase
Located in New York, NY
A large antique Japanese, Meiji era, Silver wire enamel over brass copper vase. Circa: 1900s. The urn form vase is enameled with polychrome images of cranes made in the Cloisonne tec...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Brass, Enamel, Copper
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Mount Fuji Vase
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period goldstone vase, attributed to Honda Yasaburo, an artist active from the 1870s to 1910. The vase features two intricately detailed plaques on its body...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Goldstone Enamel Double Gourd Dragon Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of rare large Japanese, late Meiji era, double gourd enamel vases. Each ware is enameled with polychrome bands and panels with dragon, floral, foliage, and foliate scroll orna...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Antique Pair of Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Floral Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique Japanese Early Meiji period cloisonne enamel vases attributed to Namikawa Yasuyuki. Each vase is adorned with intricate floral designs, showcasing the meticulous ar...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Vase chinois en émail cloisonné sur cuivre décor floral 1950/60
Located in AIX-LES-BAINS, FR
Grand vase des années 1950/60 provenant de Chine, en émaux cloisonnés sur cuivre avec un beau décor de fleurs.
Le cerclage au col est en laiton doré , permet un beau contraste avec l...
Category
1960s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Other, Brass
Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Lapis Enamel Dragon & Phoenix Bird Vases Ando Jubei
Located in New York, NY
A pair of rare identical antique Japanese Meiji era enamel vases. The amphora shaped vases are adorned with polychrome enamel panels depicting symmetrical images of Phoenix birds, qi...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Large Pair of 19th Century Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Birds in Blossoming F
Located in New York, NY
A pair of large antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel copper vases. The urn shaped vases are adorned with polychrome images of birds in blossoming flowers against a bright turquoi...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Chinese 'Qing Style' Brass Cloisonné Vase - White with Floral decoration
Located in Glasgow, GB
Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Vase
A brass-crafted, baluster-shaped cloisonné vase featuring vibrant floral and butterfly motifs on a crisp white enamel background, complete with a hand...
Category
1980s Chinese Qing Vintage Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Brass
Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Amphora Shaped Vases
Located in New York, NY
A pair of high quality Japanese, Meiji era, enamel over brass vases. Each vase has an amphora shaped body and a short wide neck. Each ware is enameled with polychrome medallions depi...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Contemporary Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Tamura
By Tamura
Located in Newark, England
Showa Period Circa 1940
From our Japanese collection, we are pleased to offer this Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase by Tamura. The vase of tapered cylindrical form with a tigh...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Metallic Thread
Rare Bubblegum Pink Silver Wire Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Iris Flower Vase
Located in New York, NY
A rare high quality antique Japanese, late Meiji period, enamel over gilt copper vase. The amphora shaped vase has a narrow fluted neck. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Rare Forest Green Silver Wire Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Rooster Vase
Located in New York, NY
A rare high quality large antique Japanese, late Meiji period, Silver wire and enamel over copper vase. The amphora shaped vase has a narrow fluted neck. The ware is enameled with a ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Cranes Flying over Waves Attributed to Honda Yasa
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese early Meiji vase, most likely copper, decorated with cloisonne enamel and attributed to Honda Yasaburo, active circa 1870s - 1910. The elongated vase features a n...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Japanese Cloisonné Vase
Located in New York, NY
Japanese cloisonné vase with a green background decorated with roses and ginbari foil basse-taile bamboo designs and patterning and silver trim.
Category
1920s Vintage Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Glass
A Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Millefiori Chrysanthemum Flowers Butte
Located in New York, NY
A pair of antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel vases. Late Meiji period, Circa 1890 of Elongated baluster shape.
The pieces are richly covered with silver wire in Multi color chrysant...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
A Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon, Doves, Ho Ho Birds Attributed
Located in New York, NY
A pair of high quality Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel vases, each of a globular form with a short flared neck with an everted rim, decorated with stylized floral patterns and...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Plique-a-Jour Cloisonne Vase
Located in Brisbane, QLD
This plique-a-jour cloisonne vase is an exceptional example of Japanese craftsmanship from the tail end of the Meiji period (1868-1912). The most remarkable thing about this delicate...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Metal
Grande Vaso Cloisonné Oriente XX Secolo
Located in Milano, IT
Grande vaso in bronzo decorato a cloisonné con smalti colorati, a rappresentare paesaggi, volatili e fiori di gusto orientale.
Category
20th Century Asian Other Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Bronze
Pair 19th Century French Chinoiserie Cloisonne Bronze Vases
Located in New York, NY
Pair of exceptional antique (late 19th century) French gilt bronze vases in the Chinoiserie style with fine cloisonne enamel designs of flowers on a geometric ground with stylized li...
Category
Late 19th Century French Chinoiserie Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Signed Ando Jubei Japanese Green Cloisonné Vase Clematis
By Ando Jubei
Located in Somis, CA
A masterpiece of Ando Jubei wireless cloisonné vase. In his signature green enamel, portraying an intricate arabesque design of a blooming clem...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Sarreguemines Majolica Jardiniere in the Japonisme Style, 1880-1890
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
A gorgeous turquoise blue Majolica jardiniere made by the French manufactory Sarreguemines circa 1880-1890. The jardiniere is decorated in the eclectic Japonisme-style with beautiful...
Category
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Faience, Majolica, Pottery
Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloisonne Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This Chinese Antique Cloisonne Vase was hand made from gold copper with cloisonne. It has detailed cloisonne works of Peony, Magpie and floral a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Metal, Copper
French porcelain vase, Sevres, with Cloisonne bronze
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
French porcelain vase, Sevres, with Cloisonne bronze
French porcelain vase with gilt base, with gilt bronze handles with a painted landscape on one side and a couple of children insi...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Chinese Cloisonné - Vase, Beaker and Owl Ornament - Blue Toned
Located in Glasgow, GB
This vintage Chinese cloisonné collection features a trio of miniature blue ornaments, with each exuding its own unique charm and delicate design....
Category
1980s Chinese Chinese Export Vintage Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Brass, Enamel
1950s Pair Of Chinese Hand Made Cloisonné Enamel Vases On Carved Hardwood Stands
Located in Germantown, MD
A 1950s Pair Of Hand Made Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases On Hardwood Stands in mint condition. Come with original box. No imperfections whatsoever. Measure 5" in diameter and stand 1...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Brass
French Sevres bronze and porcelain vase, Cloisonne 19th century
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
French Sevres bronze and porcelain vase, Cloisonne 19th century
Antique blue sevres porcelain masseter with intricate design on the base and neck, hand painted with a floral motif, o...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Porcelain, Cloisonné, Bronze Vases, France, circa 1900
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
Pair of porcelain, cloisonné and bronze vases, France, around 1900
Pair of Sevres porcelain vases with bronze, cloisonne, hand painted with a beautiful flower design and both the bas...
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20th Century French Neoclassical Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Bronze
Charming enamel and gilded Bronze Ewer by F. Barbedienne, France, circa 1870
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed F. Barbedienne & Cie
Height : 31,5 cm (12,4 in.) ; Width : 12 cm (4,7 in.) ; Depth : 10,5 cm (4,1 in.)
Charming baluster-shaped ewer in gilded bronze decorated with red and blue polychrome cloisonné enamel. Two beaded handles connect the body to the slender neck, ending in a flared pouring spout, and it rests on a circular piedouche. The whole is decorated with abundant engraved decoration of foliage interlacing.
Barbedienne and the Cloisonné enamel :
Ferdinand Barbedienne continuously innovated and he revived the use of enamel on art works during the second half of the 19th century. The Sèvres Manufacture enamel workshop had ever tried it in 1854-1855, but Barbedienne was the one who succeeded to join enamel to an industrial decorative objects production. From 1858 “At Mr Barbedienne’s, enamels in copper ornaments have got their former prestige back” (Les bronzes de la Maison Barbedienne, C. Simon, in L’Art du XIXe siècle, 1858, n°21, p. 252). The Barbedienne Company had now an enamel workshop where objects ornamented with oriental style or medieval style enamels were made. Four years after, Barbedienne’s cloisonné...
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1880s French Napoleon III Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Signed Ando Jubei Japanese Yellow Cloisonné Vase
By Ando Jubei
Located in Somis, CA
Behold the remarkable beauty of a rare Ando Jubei wireless cloisonné vase. This masterpiece, adorned in a extraordinary canary yellow enamel, p...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Geometric Patterns Gard
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne vase featuring intricate foliage motifs complemented by two exquisite floral panels. The meticulous craftsmanship in depicting foliage patt...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Large High Quality Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Vases with Birds
Located in New York, NY
A pair of large antique Japanese copper vases with polychrome cloisonne enamel decor. Late Meiji period, before 1912. Elongated shape with pronounced neck. Birds and flowers motif ag...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Copper, Enamel
French porcelain vase Napoleonic Empire 19th century
By Napoléon III
Located in Autonomous City Buenos Aires, CABA
French porcelain vase Napoleonic Empire 19th century
Extravagant pink French porcelain vase with flamingo handles, base with flamingo leg design and paintings on both fronts, signed...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Very Large Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases with French Ormolu Mounts
Located in London, GB
Pair of very large Chinese cloisonné enamel vases with French ormolu mounts
Chinese and French, 20th century
Height 215cm, diameter 78cm
These superb vases bring together exceptional Chinese enamelling with ornate French ormolu mounts, combining the complex cloisonné technique with sumptuously detailed gilt-bronze additions.
The ovoid-form vases are applied with lavish natural designs on the main body, decorated with eye-catching birds and butterflies amongst flowers and shrubbery. The animal and foliate motifs are set on top of a cream ground with intricate geometric patterning that emphasises the elaborate design of the vases. The necks of the vases are similarly decorated with birds and greenery. The necks and feet also feature ornate geometric patterns that complement the natural colour palette of the main body, adding further intricacy to the enamelled designs.
Surmounting the vases is a pierced ormolu rim, which features acanthus-style and pineapple designs which complement the foliate imagery on the vases below. Each vase is mounted on four gilt-bronze feet cast in the shape of Chinese 'Foo' winged lions, combining impressive Chinese motifs with exceptional French craftsmanship.
Cross-cultural pieces like these vases were highly popular decorative wares in late 19th century Europe; likewise, this pair effortlessly synthesise the design styles of the East and the West into monumental items with ornate and colourful designs.
Provenance: From the collection of Larry Flynt...
Category
20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
Large Rare Japanese Cloisonne Meiji Period Green Dragon Swimming Over The Sea
Located in New York, NY
A high quality Japanese enamel vase, Meiji era, 1868 to 1912. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a narrow neck. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image of a big dragon over...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Meiji Bird Tree Enamel Vases
Located in New York, NY
Large Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Hawks on Cherry Blossom Tree
Silver wire High Quality attributed to Hayashi or Ota
A pair of antique Japanese Meiji peri...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Antique Japanese Meiji Ginbari Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in New York, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, Ginbari enamel over copper vase. The globular shaped vase is enameled with a polychrome image of blossoming Bluebells flowers on the light blue g...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Era Dragon and Phoenix Bird Goldstone Vase
Located in New York, NY
A large antique Japanese Meiji era enamel over brass vase. The amphora shaped vase is enameled with polychrome medallions with a Phoenix bird and a dragon surrounded by floral, and f...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Find Exquisite Antique Cloisonné Vases for Sale on 1stDibs
As ceramic vases and other types of decorative vessels are gaining popularity again — the personalization of handmade craftsmanship has served as a sort of anti-Internet to screen-weary designers — antique cloissonné vases can help introduce interesting colors and patterns to your space.
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, enamel is one of the most dynamic, and alluring, mediums in the world. And cloisonné vases, bowls, lamps and other objects and vessels ornamented with lustrous enamel can truly liven your home.
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 antique cloisonné vases and other cloisonné objects for sale on 1stDibs.
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