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Technique: Cloissoné
Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloisonne Ginger Jar with Chrysanthemums and Butterfly
Located in Pomona, CA
This is a cloisonné ginger jar, a type of decorative enamelware. Cloisonné is an ancient technique for decorating metal objects, where thin metal wires are soldered to a metal surfac...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
$399 Sale Price
20% Off
1920s Small Cloisonné Vase with Flowers and Butterflies
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1920s Small Cloisonné Vase with Flowers and Butterflies
Turquoise, Blues, Greens, Reds, Pink
Small knick inside edge of lip (as shown in p...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Pair of Japanese Large Candle Sticks Bronze with Gold Inlay Statue, 1868-1912
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Japan - MeuiI period (1868 - 1912) Pair of bronze candlesticks with brown patina with copper and gilded bronze inlays depicting two standing women carrying lotus branches forming a c...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$7,523 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Vase with Handles, Japan, 1950s
Located in Bochum, NRW
Cloisonné enameled vase with elephant handles, Japan, mid-20th century. The elegant body form is enhanced with gilt brass rings, separating the different décor areas, and two gilt elephant...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$561 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Chinese Archaic Style Cloisonné & Lacquer Elephant Motif Censor
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
19th century Chinese Archaic style Cloisonné & Lacquer Elephant Motif Censor
With Associated later lacquer & bronze pagoda lid, resting on a gilt bronze Cloisonné elephant motif th...
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Turquoise Cloisonne Trinket Box, Republic Period, c 1920, China
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Chinese turquoise cloisonne trinket box with images of the Hundred Antiques, Republic Period, circa 1920, China.
The rectangular box de...
Category
1920s Chinese Qing Vintage Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Japanese Arita Vase Winter Landscape by Artist Fujii Shumei, 20th Century
By Fujii Shumei
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and rare piece with storage box.
A superb blue and white porcelain vase, with a winter landscape. Made by Fuji Shumei
Fujii Mr. Aki Fujii’s specialty is the technique of dra...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Set Antique Oriental Cloisonné Graduated Containers, Early 20th Century
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine antique set oriental cloisonné graduated lidded containers of flattened rounded form each with a green foil leaf design to the cover with butterflies and leaf patterned design...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
Rare Antique Pair of Engraved Japanese Bronze Vases, Japan, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Pair of Engraved Japanese Bronze Vases Japan Rare.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze, Cloisonne & Metal
Region of Origin: China
Period: 19th century
Condition: Condit...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Black & Gilt Brass Fish Scale Cloisonné Vases, with Stands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese Black & Gilt Brass Fish Scale Cloisonné Vases, with Stands
China, circa 1980s
This elegant pair of Chinese black and gilt brass ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Copper
1970s Silver Gilt and Polychrome Cloisonné Enamel Sugar Basket
Located in Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne
An exceptional, fine and impressive vintage Russian silver and polychrome cloisonné enamel sugar basket; an addition to our diverse silver teaware...
Category
20th Century Russian Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Cats
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese cloisonné or enamel on copper cats in a familiar stalking pose decorated with symbolic biomorphic designs over an alluring blue background.
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
$3,600 / set
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$2,700 / set
Large Pair of Wooden Indonesian Carved Bookstand Top Quality Carving
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
They are in use in our office. The perfect bookstands of great size and shape.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze, Cloisonne & Metal
Region of Origin: Europe
Period: 20th cent...
Category
20th Century Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century French Cloisonné Jewellery Box by Maison Alphonse Giroux
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
A French gilt-bronze mounted, fruit wood and ivory marquetry metal cloisonné jewellery box by Maison Alphonse Giroux and Ferdinand Duvinage, Paris, ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$5,100 Sale Price
20% Off
19c Bronze Cloisonne Dragon Vessels
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Chinese export late 19th century cloisonne vessels. Vessels feature hand chased glass stylized floral patterns in Victorian era colors of red/...
Category
19th Century Chinese Aesthetic Movement Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$1,575 / set
Large Antique Chinese Cloisonnae Imperial Dragon Decorated Bowl
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and very well executed cloisonnae bowl is signed by and unknown artist and originates from China in approximately 1900 in the period Chinese Export style. The bowl is done with black as the predominant color and decorated with Imperial Dragons...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
Mirrored Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Lidded Bowls with Floral Motif
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice mirrored pair of Chinese cloisonne lidded bowls with floral motif, circa 1950s. The bowls are in very good condition with no dings or dents and measure 6.5"D x 3.5"H. #2606.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Enamel Bronze/Copper Persian Bowl Flowers & Birds Polychrome, ca 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely made piece with beautiful colors. Flowers and birds in red.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze & Cloisonne
Region of Origin: South East Asia
Period: ca 1900
Cond...
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Circa 1880-1910 Japanese Cloisonne Vase
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
Circa 1880-1910 Japanese cloisonne vase. Fine, elegant example. Silver mounted & silver wire. Marked on base rim CLOISONNE. Base of lapet reserves of dragons & phoenix birds. Floral ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Aesthetic Movement Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Lovely Millefiori Japanese Wall Dish Bronze Flowers Cloisonne, 19th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and beautifully made piece with different kind of flowers and birds on a Pink base.
Cloisonné is an enamelling technique in which the pattern is formed by wires soldered to t...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Baluster Jar and Lid in Azure Colors by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Baluster jar and lid
Cloisonne
Azure enamel
Hand repousse
Copper base
The cloisonné technique is an enameling on metal technique that dates bac...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
1920s Cloisonné Vase with Flowers and Butterflies
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1920s Cloisonné Vase with Flowers and Butterflies
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass, Enamel
20th Century Chinese Antique Cloisonne Figurine with Musical Instrument
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this magnificent Chinese Antique Cloisonne Beauty Figurine. It was hand made from gold copper cloisonne. This stand Beauty has very d...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$1,150 Sale Price
41% Off
20th Century Chinese Antique Cloisonne Figurine with Musical Instrument
Located in Pomona, CA
Look at this magnificent Chinese Antique Cloisonne Beauty Figurine. It was hand made from gold copper cloisonne. This stand Beauty has very d...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$1,150 Sale Price
41% Off
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 ...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Fine Chinese Carved Wood Statue of Laughing Buddha Chinese, 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Ca 1900 Fine Chinese Carved Wood Statue of a Laughing Buddha CHinese Antique.
Additional information:
Material: Wood / Bamboo
Region of Origin: China
Period: 19th century
China Dyna...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Late 19th Century Antique Chinese Large Royal Gold Plated Cloisonne Bull Statue
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent antique Chinese Cloisonne bull statue is made from gold plated bronze/copper and shows very detailed hand craft works of Cloisonne art - a lot of Chinese traditional folks art like Buddhas flower...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper
$4,500 Sale Price
54% Off
Elegant pair of Sèvres-style porcelain vases
Located in Buenos Aires, Argentina
Elegant pair of Sèvres-style porcelain vases, crafted in France circa 1900, Napoleon III These vases are finely hand-painted with detailed gallant scenes on the front and landscapes ...
Category
Early 1900s French Napoleon III Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Lovely Antique Meiji Period Japanese Wall Dish Bronze Flowers Cloisonne, 19th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely and beautifully made piece with different kind of flowers and birds on a green base.
Cloisonné is an enamelling technique in which the pattern is formed by wires soldered to...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Trophy Form French Champleve and Cloisonne Vase with Cover
Located in New York, NY
Magnificent and very large (23 inch tall) antique (19th century) trophy form vase or urn with cover, finely crafted from bronze with body and lid featuring multi-colored floral and a...
Category
Late 19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Large Vintage Chinese Cloisonne Scalloped Rim Bowl, circa 1950's, China
Located in Austin, TX
A large and attractive vintage Chinese white ground cloisonne scalloped rimmed bowl, mid 20th century, circa 1950's, China.
The large vintage cloisonne bowl of generous proportions,...
Category
1950s Chinese Qing Vintage Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne bowl
Located in Pomona, CA
This Unique Chinese Antique Cloisonné Bowl is the perfect decor piece. With beautiful floral and bird design, it is a majestically hand crafted ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Copper
$111 Sale Price
25% Off
20th Century Chinese Antique Cloisonne Longevity Star Statuary
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese Antique Cloisonne Longevity Star Statuary was hand made from gold copper cloisonne. This stand Longevity Star has ve...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$1,345 Sale Price
31% Off
Lovely Modern Porcelain Art Chinese porcelain PROC Vase 20th/21st century
By Fujii Shumei
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Chinese Lobed lantern form vase. The matte porcelain sides painted with peach blossoms, the peaches themselves with a flambe glaze. Marks to the base and body.
Country of origin: C...
Category
20th Century Chinese Showa Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$2,203 Sale Price
20% Off
Missoni Cloissone Vase Colors Rare
By Missoni Home
Located in Long Island, NY
Missoni Cloissone Vase in Beautiful Colors . It Can Also Be Used As Umberella Holder .
Category
1990s Italian Modern Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Metallic Thread
19th Century Chinese Pair of Bronze Vases with Cloissoné Technique
Located in Marbella, ES
19th Century Chinese pair of bronze vases with Cloissoné Technique.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair Of Decorative Green Ginger Cloisonné Jars
Located in Kastrup, DK
A pair of decorative ginger cloisonné vases made of brass with enamel work.
Richly and beautifully decorated with foliage on a black background.
Comes with carved wooden bases.
Heigh...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$1,056 / set
Pair of Bronze Cloisonné Vases Japan Champlevé, 19th Century
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
Very nice decorative pair of cloisonné´ vases made in Japan in the late 19th century.
Animal shaped handles and beautiful blue and red colors.
On...
Category
1890s Japanese Chinoiserie Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Antique Chinese Cloisonné Vases
Located in Palm Beach, FL
True pair of antique Chinese cloisonne vases decorated in an unusual composition depicting flowers in a stand against an alluring blue ...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
$2,650 / set
Qing Dynasty Cloisonné Enamel Chinese Vase with Arabic Inscriptions
Located in London, GB
Qing dynasty cloisonné enamel Chinese vase with Arabic inscriptions.
Chinese, 19th century
Measures: height 11cm, diameter 17cm.
Crafted fo...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Cloisonne Bud Vase, Meiji Period, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Cloisonne bud vase, Meiji Period, circa 1880.
Category
1880s Japanese Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
$1,800 Sale Price
20% Off
Ota Jinnoei 1890 Imperial Meiji Period Pair of Cloisonne Cabinet Vases
By Ota Jinnoei
Located in Miami, FL
Pair of cloisonne vases designed by Ota Jinnoei.
Beautiful pair of small cabinet vases, created in Japan circa 1890, during the meiji Imperial period (1868-1912). These vases has ...
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver, Bronze, Enamel
$1,746 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Large Vintage Decorative Chinese Cloissone Vase with Imperial Dragon Handles
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large vintage cloissone vase is signed by an unknown maker, and originated from China dating to approximately 1980 and done in a Chinese Export st...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
Late 19th C. French Ormolu Champlevé Enameled Clock Garniture Set by Japy Frères
By Japy Frères
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 19th century french gilt bronze/ormolu cloisonné champlevé enameled mantle clock garniture set by Japy Frères
By: Japy Frères
Material: bronze, enamel, glass, metal, ormolu, paint, cork
Technique: cast, champlevé, cloissoné, cold-painted, enameled, gilt, hand-painted, metalwork, molded
Dimensions: 6 in x 19.5 in x 15 in
Date: late 19th century, circa 1890
Style: Napoleon III, Rococo Revival, Neoclassicism, Louis XVI, Empire
Place of origin: France
The Japy family is a french industrial dynasty originally from Beaucourt in the Territoire de Belfort. They owned the second largest french company in terms of capital during the Second Empire. Its influential members left their mark on the french industrial landscape through numerous innovations, particularly in clockmaking, typewriters and pumps, as well as in labor organization and workers' social life in the 19th century.
This magnificent late 19th century french mantle clock garniture, work of the eminent Japy family, radiates the opulent decorative style of the Rococo Revival. A four glass...
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
French Japonisme Mantel Clock and Candelabra Attributed to Edouard Lievre
Located in New York, US
Our mantel clock and candelabra with silvered, gilt and cloisonne enamel surfaces in the French Japonisme style dates from the 1870s and is in good condition. Attributed to the influ...
Category
Late 19th Century French Japonisme Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
19th Century French Longwy Ceramic Inkwell
Located in Winter Park, FL
A 19th century French Longwy ceramic desk set with inkwells and candle holders. Beautiful cloisonné enamel floral design with vibrant blue pink, rose, g...
Category
19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic
An inkwell and Two Candlesticks from the 19th Century, Napoleon III Period.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
An ormolu, enamelled and cloisonné inkwell and two candlesticks from the 19th century, Napoleon III period.
An ormolu, cloisonné and enamelled inkwe...
Category
19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
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 Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Cloisonné Over Porcelain Vases, Chinese
Located in El Monte, CA
A pair of large 20th century Chinese vases that are a stunning example of cloisonné over porcelain. A predominantly turquoise colored background with floral accents is featured throu...
Category
20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$8,500 / set
Art Deco Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture of Man with Serpent, Circa 1920s
Located in New York, NY
Art Deco
Man with Serpent
Hand-Carved Wood Sculpture
Circa 1920s
DIMENSIONS
Height: 23.5 inches Width: 14.5 inches Depth: 8.75...
Category
1920s German Art Deco Vintage Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Vase with Bronze Pot with Cloisone Technique and Plants of Hard Stones
Located in Marbella, ES
Vase with bronze pot with Cloisone technique and plants of hard stones.
Category
Late 20th Century Asian Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Bronze
$4,720 Sale Price
20% Off
Grey Ground Vase with Flowers and Prunus Cloisonné Enamel Meiji Era, 1868-1912
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Top quality vase Meiji era (1868-1912), 19th century
Additional information:
Material: Bronze, Cloisonne & Metal
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century
Japan Dynasty Period: M...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Bronze Mounted Japanese Cloisonné Vases, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Depicting cranes.
Category
1870s Japanese Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
$44,000 Sale Price
20% Off
19th Century Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Brass Trinket Box
Located in Marbella, ES
19th century Chinese cloisonné enamel brass trinket box.
Category
Mid-19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Brass and Champleve Hand Vanity Mirror with Beveled Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1870, the colorful antique Louis XV hand mirror features elegant and intricate cloisonné decor throughout; it is further dresse...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Marble, Brass
Vintage Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Floral Motifs on Wooden Stand
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a table or a buffet with this colorful baluster vase. Created in China circa 1980, the vase sits on a carved ebonized wood stand and features floral motifs in the cloisonné ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Brass
Enamel cloissoné and gilt bronze inkwell. France, late 19th century.
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Enamel cloissoné and gilt bronze inkwell. France, late 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Pair of Cloisonné Enamel and Gilt Bronze Frames, Napoleon III Period
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Pair of neo-Gothic gilt bronze frames. Decorated with {cloisonné} enamel in blue, red and green; trilobed diamond shape ornaments on the frame and flowery Maltese crosses in the angl...
Category
Late 19th Century Gothic Revival Antique Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Missoni Cloissone Vase Large Colors Rare
By Missoni Home
Located in Long Island, NY
Missoni Cloissone Vase Rare . Colorfull Zig Zag .Large . Tube Round
13.5” x 6”
Category
1990s Italian Modern Cloissoné Decorative Objects
Materials
Metal, Metallic Thread
$588 Sale Price
40% Off
Shop Cloisonné Vases, Boxes, Table Lamps and Other Enameled Objects 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, table lamps, decorative bowls and other objects for sale on 1stDibs.
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