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Rare Large Pink Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases
Rare Large Pink Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases

Rare Large Pink Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases

Located in Long Island City, NY

A pair of large antique Japanese, Meiji era vases with Pink cloisonne enamel decor. Of an elongated

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Era Dragon and Phoenix Bird Goldstone Vase
Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Era Dragon and Phoenix Bird Goldstone Vase

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Era Dragon and Phoenix Bird Goldstone Vase

Located in Long Island City, NY

A large antique Japanese Meiji era enamel over brass vase. The amphora shaped vase is enameled with

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Green Vase Flowers and Birds
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Green Vase Flowers and Birds

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Green Vase Flowers and Birds

Located in Long Island City, NY

A large antique Japanese late Meiji period enamel over brass vase. The vase has an amphora shaped

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel, Brass

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Crane in Bamboo Field
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Crane in Bamboo Field

Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Crane in Bamboo Field

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese, late Meiji period, enamel over brass vase. The vase has an amphora shaped body

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Brass, Enamel

High Quality Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Blossoming Iris Flowers
High Quality Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Blossoming Iris Flowers

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Silver Wire Meiji Golden Age Wisteria Vases
Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Silver Wire Meiji Golden Age Wisteria Vases

Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Silver Wire Meiji Golden Age Wisteria Vases

Located in Long Island City, NY

A matched pair of antique Japanese vases of elongated shape with long flared necks. Meiji period

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel, Silver

Rare Pair of Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Red Ground Dragon
Rare Pair of Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Red Ground Dragon

Rare Pair of Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Red Ground Dragon

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

A rare and visually commanding pair of Japanese cloisonné enamel vases from the Meiji period (1868

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Ando Jubei Japan 1950 Showa Period Cloisonné Enamel Green Bombe Vase
Ando Jubei Japan 1950 Showa Period Cloisonné Enamel Green Bombe Vase

Ando Jubei Japan 1950 Showa Period Cloisonné Enamel Green Bombe Vase

By Ando Jubei

Located in Miami, FL

Cloisonné enamel vase designed by Ando Jubei. Beautiful piece of Japanese decorative arts, created

Category

Vintage 1950s Japanese Showa Vases

Materials

Silver, Enamel

Important Set of Three Meiji Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vases Signed by Ota
Important Set of Three Meiji Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vases Signed by Ota

Important Set of Three Meiji Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vases Signed by Ota

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

An exceptional and highly important set of three Japanese cloisonné enamel vases from the Meiji

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Huge Pair of Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Pots/Vases
Huge Pair of Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Pots/Vases

Huge Pair of Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Pots/Vases

Located in Pomona, CA

Look at this pair of magnificent Antique Chinese Cloisonne Pots. It shows very detailed hand craft

Category

Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Vases

Materials

Metal, Copper

Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases with Lotus Frog and Butterflies Goto
Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases with Lotus Frog and Butterflies Goto

Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases with Lotus Frog and Butterflies Goto

Located in Long Island City, NY

A beautiful pair of Japanese cloisonne enamel vases from the school of Goto Seizaburo, Meiji period

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

Lovely Incense Jar Cloisonne Enamel Flower Vases Meiji Era 1868-1912
Lovely Incense Jar Cloisonne Enamel Flower Vases Meiji Era 1868-1912

Lovely Incense Jar Cloisonne Enamel Flower Vases Meiji Era 1868-1912

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

information: Material: Bronze, Cloisonne & Metal Region of Origin: Japan Period: 19th century Meiji Periode

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Bronze

Cloisonné and Bronze Vase, Signed BARBEDIENNE, in the Style of Édouard LIÈVRE
Cloisonné and Bronze Vase, Signed BARBEDIENNE, in the Style of Édouard LIÈVRE

Cloisonné and Bronze Vase, Signed BARBEDIENNE, in the Style of Édouard LIÈVRE

By F. Barbedienne Foundry

Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR

flowers and wild birds in cloisonné enamel on a turquoise-blue background. The lower part of the body is

Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Japonisme Vases

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

A Small Vase with Incense Brown Cloisonné Enamel Meiji Era, 1868-1912
A Small Vase with Incense Brown Cloisonné Enamel Meiji Era, 1868-1912

A Small Vase with Incense Brown Cloisonné Enamel Meiji Era, 1868-1912

Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland

A Small Vase with Incense Brown Cloisonné Enamel Meiji Era, 1868-1912 Top quality piece, lid is

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Vases

Materials

Bronze

Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel Silver Birds In Bamboo Vases
Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel Silver Birds In Bamboo Vases

Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel Silver Birds In Bamboo Vases

Located in Long Island City, NY

A pair of identical antique Japanese, late Meiji era, Silver wire enamel vases. Each vase has an

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel

A High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase With Flying Eagle
A High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase With Flying Eagle

A High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase With Flying Eagle

Located in Long Island City, NY

vase is enameled with a polychrome image of an eagle sitting on a tree made in the Cloisonne technique

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel, Brass

Magnificent Japanese Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Pheasants, Inaba Co.
Magnificent Japanese Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Pheasants, Inaba Co.

Magnificent Japanese Meiji Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Pheasants, Inaba Co.

By Inaba Cloisonne Co.

Located in Long Island City, NY, NY

A Magnificent Japanese Meiji Period Silver-Wire Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Pheasants and Maple

Category

Antique 19th Century Japanese Meiji Metalwork

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Large Pair Of Japanese Cloisonne Gold Stone Enamel Bamboo Tree Vases Attributed
Large Pair Of Japanese Cloisonne Gold Stone Enamel Bamboo Tree Vases Attributed

Large Pair Of Japanese Cloisonne Gold Stone Enamel Bamboo Tree Vases Attributed

Located in Long Island City, NY

A pair of Japanese enamel over copper vases. Each vase has an urn shaped body and a wide neck. Each

Category

Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Copper, Enamel

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Bamboo And Gold Bird Hayashi School
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Bamboo And Gold Bird Hayashi School

Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Bamboo And Gold Bird Hayashi School

Located in Long Island City, NY

An antique Japanese brass and enamel vase, Meiji period, 1868 to 1912. The baluster body with wide

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Enamel, Brass

A Rare Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Silver Wire Vases with Dandelions
A Rare Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Silver Wire Vases with Dandelions

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

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Vases

Materials

Copper, 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.