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Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Totai Vase
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Totai Vase

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Totai Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel porcelain vase, characterized by its exquisite

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Porcelain

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Crane Vase
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Crane Vase

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Crane Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese copper vase with silver wire cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Antique Chinese Floral Cloisonné Enameled Bud Vase, circa 1900
Antique Chinese Floral Cloisonné Enameled Bud Vase, circa 1900

Antique Chinese Floral Cloisonné Enameled Bud Vase, circa 1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Chinese Cloisonne bud vase offers enameled metal construction all-over textured wood

Category

20th Century Chinese Vases

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Floral Vases
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Floral Vases

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Floral Vases

Located in Long Island City, NY

A pair of antique Japanese, early Meiji era, enamel over gilt copper vases. The exteriors of the

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel, Copper

High Quality Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Blossoming Iris’s Vase
High Quality Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Blossoming Iris’s Vase

High Quality Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Blossoming Iris’s Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

A high quality antique Japanese, late Meiji period, enamel over gilt copper vase. The vase has an

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Flying Cranes Vase
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Flying Cranes Vase

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Flying Cranes Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

urn form vase is enameled with polychrome images of cranes made in the Cloisonne technique on a black

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Brass, Enamel, Copper

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Red Crane Vase
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Red Crane Vase

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Red Crane Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

A large antique Japanese copper vase with translucent cloisonne enamel design. 1890 Meiji era

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Exquisite Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Persimmons on Ivory Ground
Exquisite Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Persimmons on Ivory Ground

Exquisite Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Persimmons on Ivory Ground

By Ando Jubei

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

A finely executed and elegantly composed Japanese cloisonné enamel vase from the Showa period

Category

20th Century Japanese Showa Vases

Materials

Copper, Enamel

French Sevres bronze and porcelain vase, Cloisonne 19th century
French Sevres bronze and porcelain vase, Cloisonne 19th century

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

Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Vases

Materials

Bronze

Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase Attributed to Hayashi Kodenji with Cranes
Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase Attributed to Hayashi Kodenji with Cranes

Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase Attributed to Hayashi Kodenji with Cranes

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

cloisonné during the late nineteenth century. The vase is of elegant baluster form, set against a deep

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Meiji Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Ginbari Dragon Vase by Kumeno Teitaro
Meiji Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Ginbari Dragon Vase by Kumeno Teitaro

Meiji Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Ginbari Dragon Vase by Kumeno Teitaro

By Kumeno Teitaro

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

An exceptional and visually commanding Japanese cloisonné enamel vase by Kumeno Teitaro, one of the

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Golden Age Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Chrysanthemums And Sparrows Vase
Antique Golden Age Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Chrysanthemums And Sparrows Vase

Antique Golden Age Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Chrysanthemums And Sparrows Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, footed enamel over copper vase in the Hayashi Tanigoro manner

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Japanese Mid 20th Century Cloisonne Enamel Rose Vase Ando Company
Japanese Mid 20th Century Cloisonne Enamel Rose Vase Ando Company

Japanese Mid 20th Century Cloisonne Enamel Rose Vase Ando Company

By Ando Jubei

Located in Newark, England

Cloisonne Enamel Rose Vase by the Ando Company. The vase of large ovoid form decorated with a fine pastel

Category

Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vases

Materials

Enamel

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Floral Red Vase
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Floral Red Vase

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Floral Red Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Floral Red Vase An antique Japanese

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Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Floral Black Vase
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Floral Black Vase

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Floral Black Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Floral Black Vase An antique Japanese

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Pair of Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Floral Vases
Antique Pair of Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Floral Vases

Antique Pair of Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Floral Vases

Located in Long Island City, NY

A pair of antique Japanese Early Meiji period cloisonne enamel vases attributed to Namikawa

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Maitland Smith Red Floral Chinese Cloisonne Mantel Vase Urn 12"
Maitland Smith Red Floral Chinese Cloisonne Mantel Vase Urn 12"

Maitland Smith Red Floral Chinese Cloisonne Mantel Vase Urn 12"

By Maitland Smith

Located in Dayton, OH

Large late 20th century Maitland Smith cloisonné flower vase - red enamel on brass featuring a

Category

Late 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Vases

Materials

Metal

Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Fish, Ducks, Floral Vase Shippo
Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Fish, Ducks, Floral Vase Shippo

Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Fish, Ducks, Floral Vase Shippo

Located in Long Island City, NY

A finely made Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel vase decorated with multiple enamel medallions

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Iris Vase Hayashi School
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Iris Vase Hayashi School

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Iris Vase Hayashi School

Located in Long Island City, NY

An exceptional Japanese cloisonné enamel vase from the golden age of the Meiji period, delicately

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Enamel

High Quality Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon and Phoenix Bird Vase
High Quality Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon and Phoenix Bird Vase

High Quality Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Dragon and Phoenix Bird Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

A high quality Japanese Meiji era enamel over copper vase. The urn shaped vase is enameled with

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Japanese Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Cherry Blossoms, Ota Tamashiro
Japanese Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Cherry Blossoms, Ota Tamashiro

Japanese Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Cherry Blossoms, Ota Tamashiro

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

A Japanese Meiji Period Silver-Wire Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Cherry Blossoms and Narcissus

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Large Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonné Enamel Vase with a Stand
Large Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonné Enamel Vase with a Stand

Large Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonné Enamel Vase with a Stand

Located in London, GB

Large Japanese Meiji period cloisonné enamel vase with a stand Japanese, Late 19th Century Vase

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Metal, Enamel

Large Pair of 20th Century Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Birds
Large Pair of 20th Century Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Birds

Large Pair of 20th Century Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Birds

Located in Long Island City, NY

A pair of large antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel copper vases. The urn shaped vases are

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Large Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Attributed to Kyoto Shibata
Large Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Attributed to Kyoto Shibata

Large Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Attributed to Kyoto Shibata

Located in Long Island City, NY

A large antique Japanese Meiji period vase attributed to Kyoto Shibata. Features vivid depictions

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel, Brass

Attr To Namikawa Rare Pair Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Butterfly Vases
Attr To Namikawa Rare Pair Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Butterfly Vases

Attr To Namikawa Rare Pair Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Butterfly Vases

Located in Long Island City, NY

Meiji era, enamel vases. Each vase has a globular shaped body and a long fluted neck. The bodies of the

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Black Enamel 11 Sparrows on Vase
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Black Enamel 11 Sparrows on Vase

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Green Gold Stone Butterflies Vase
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Green Gold Stone Butterflies Vase

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Green Gold Stone Butterflies Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

Attributed to Namikawa Yasuyuki, 1845 to 1927, a rare antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel vase

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

A Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Butterfly Vases
A Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Butterfly Vases

A Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Butterfly Vases

Located in Long Island City, NY

vases are adorned with polychrome images of butterflies made in the Cloisonne technique. The necks

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Vase Floral Clouds
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Vase Floral Clouds

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

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Antique Miniature Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Celadon Color Vase with Butterflies
Antique Miniature Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Celadon Color Vase with Butterflies

Antique Miniature Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Celadon Color Vase with Butterflies

Located in Long Island City, NY

A miniature Japanese Meiji period vase, 1868 to 1912. The globular vase slightly tapering to the

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Antique Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Dragon Vases
Antique Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Dragon Vases

Antique Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Dragon Vases

Located in Long Island City, NY

A pair of identical antique Japanese copper vases with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Era Vase By Gonda Hirosuke
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Era Vase By Gonda Hirosuke

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Era Vase By Gonda Hirosuke

Located in Long Island City, NY

An ancient Japanese vase with magnificent flower decoration made in a polychrome cloisonne enamel

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Eagle Floral Design Yellow Vase
Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Eagle Floral Design Yellow Vase

Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Eagle Floral Design Yellow Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

A Japanese enamel over copper vase. The exterior of the ware is enameled with a polychrome design

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Pair Of Large Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Deer Animals Flowers Pink
Pair Of Large Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Deer Animals Flowers Pink

Pair Of Large Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Deer Animals Flowers Pink

Located in Long Island City, NY

Pair of large cloisonne enamel vases richly decorated with cranes and floral motifs. Provenance

Category

20th Century Chinese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Bud Vase with Butterflies
Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Bud Vase with Butterflies

Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Bud Vase with Butterflies

Located in Long Island City, NY

neck. The vase is enameled with a polychrome image of butterflies made in using the cloisonne technique

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Barrel Vase with Butterflies
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Barrel Vase with Butterflies

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Barrel Vase with Butterflies

Located in Long Island City, NY

A large antique Japanese copper vase with cloisonne enamel design. Barrel shape. Floral ornaments

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Blossoming Wisteria Tree
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Blossoming Wisteria Tree

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Blossoming Wisteria Tree

Located in Long Island City, NY

the black ground made in the Cloisonne technique. The base of the vase is adorned with a polychrome

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Brass, Enamel

Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Trumpet Form Vases Blue Dragon Motif
Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Trumpet Form Vases Blue Dragon Motif

Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Trumpet Form Vases Blue Dragon Motif

Located in Long Island City, NY

Pair of large Chinese cloisonne trumpet-form vases featuring imperial blue dragon design amid cloud

Category

20th Century Chinese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Green Goldstone Enamel Millefiori Mask Vase
Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Green Goldstone Enamel Millefiori Mask Vase

Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Green Goldstone Enamel Millefiori Mask Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

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

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel, Copper

Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Goldstone Enamel Double Gourd Dragon Vases
Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Goldstone Enamel Double Gourd Dragon Vases

Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Goldstone Enamel Double Gourd Dragon Vases

Located in Long Island City, NY

A pair of rare large Japanese, late Meiji era, double gourd enamel vases. Each ware is enameled

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Meiji Era Enamel Vase Signed Hayashi Yojiro
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Meiji Era Enamel Vase Signed Hayashi Yojiro

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Meiji Era Enamel Vase Signed Hayashi Yojiro

Located in Long Island City, NY

and trees on the black ground made in the Cloisonne technique. The base of the vase is adorned with a

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel, Brass

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel Crane Vase Signed OTA
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel Crane Vase Signed OTA

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel Crane Vase Signed OTA

Located in Long Island City, NY

A fine antique Japanese enamel brass vase featuring an elongated body with rounded shoulders and

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Kyoto School
High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Kyoto School

High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Kyoto School

Located in Long Island City, NY

A high quality antique Japanese, late Meiji period, enamel over brass bud vase. The vase has an

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Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Brass, Enamel

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Antique Cloisonné Vases 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, enamel is one of the most dynamic, and alluring, mediums in the world. And as ceramic vases and other decorative vessels are gaining popularity again — the personalization of handmade craftsmanship has served as a sort of anti-Internet to screen-weary interior designers — antique cloissonné vases can help introduce interesting colors and patterns to your space.

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.

Questions About Cloisonne Vases
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    In jewelry terms, a piece that is between 50 and 100 years old is considered vintage. Cloisonne jewelry is made by filling in tiny pockets or cloisons with ground glass, oxides and colorful enamels. This means that a piece of cloisonne jewelry that is 50-100 years old would be considered vintage. Shop a collection of vintage cloisonne from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    Cloisonné is a process for decorating objects by using metal strips or wire to create a design that is then filled in with enamel. Gemstones and colored glass can also be used in the design work, but would have to be cut down to size. This process produced vibrant intricate designs, which would especially be seen on vases. You’ll find a variety of cloisonné pieces from some of the world’s top sellers on 1stDibs.