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Technique: Cloissoné
A Pair of Barrel Shaped Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Butterfly Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese cloisonne enamel vase from the Meiji period featuring an elegant form with high shoulders and light beige ground color. Decorated with multicolor floral and foliate motifs with butterfly images to the body. A rim and base are finished in gilt brass. Circa the early 20th century. Antique Japanese Vases...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Gold Stone Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese enamel metal vase. The amphora shaped vase is enameled with polychrome medallions with birds, Phoenix birds, insects, bloss...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel
Antique Japanese Bronze Cloisonné Vase with Colors Butterflies, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely vase
Additional information:
Material: Bronze & Metal
Primary Material: Bronze & Cloisonne
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century
Japan Dynasty Period: Meiji Period (18...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
A Pair of 19th Century Napoleon III Period Sèvres Porcelain Vases.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
A pair of 19th century Napoleon III period Sèvres porcelain vases.
A pair of 19th century Napoleon III period Sèvres porcelain vases with gilt bronze and cloisonné mounts.
H: 30.5cm...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
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 ...
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20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass, Copper
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...
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Late 19th Century French Beaux Arts Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
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...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Showa Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel, Metallic Thread
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...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$562 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Mixed Metal Japanese Vase Bronze, Japan, 19th/20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Interesting and finely made mixed metal shibuichi vase. Very cool.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze & Cloisonne
Region of Origin: Japan
Period: 19th century
Japan Dynasty Pe...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
$542 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 ...
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1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver, Bronze, Enamel
Cloisonné Vase with Silver Mounted, Japan, circa 1900
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Cloisonné vase with silver mounted. Japan, circa 1900.
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Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Japanese Art Nouveau Cloisonne and Ginbari Amphora Vase, Meiji Period, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
An unusual and elegant Japanese Art Nouveau amphora shaped cloisonne and ginbari foiled vase, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The vase of amphora form, with a tapering body resti...
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Early 1900s Japanese Art Nouveau Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Foil, Wire
Contemporary Tear Drop Cloisonné Vase in Verde Grass Design by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tear Drop Vase (Short)
Verde Color
Grass Design
Cloisonné
Glass Enamel
Copper
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
The cloisonné technique is an enameling on metal t...
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2010s Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper, Enamel
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...
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19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
Contemporary Tear Drop Verde Grass Design Cloisonné Vase by Robert Kuo
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Tear Drop Vase
Verde Grass Design
Glass Enamel
Cloisonné
Limited Edition
Contemporary
The cloisonné technique is an enameling on metal technique that dates back to the Byzantine Emp...
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2010s Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Group of 5 Small Japanese Cloisonne and Ginbari Vases, Early 20th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A charming group of five Japanese cloisonné and ginbari foiled vases, Meiji period, early 20th century, Japan.
The group consists of one vase with cloisonné chrysanthemum blossoms against bold and bright turquoise ginbari foil background, two similar vases of primarily black and burgundy cloisonné - one with a butterfly motif, the other with a floral motif, and two similar vases of primarily dark blue and green cloisonné, both with floral and butterfly motifs.
Turquoise ginbari vase...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Foil, Wire
Small Round Cloisonné Vase Chinese in Nice Red Flowers Floral, 20th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A Small round cloisonné Vase 20th c Chinese In nice Red Flowers FLoral, Top quality 20th c cloisonne.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze, Cloisonne & Metal
Region of Origin: C...
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20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
Two Small Japanese Cloisonne Dragon Vases, Early 20th Century, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
Two charming, small Japanese cloisonné dragon vases, Meiji to Taisho period, early 20th century, Japan.
The miniature vases of baluster f...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Taisho Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Foil
French Cloisonné Enamel & Ormolu mounted Covered Urn In The Chinoiserie Style
Located in Dublin, IE
A late 19th century French Cloisonné enamel and ormolu mounted covered tureen, the richly decorated cloisonné enameling with floral and foliate motifs are executed in vibrant hues of...
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Early 1900s French Chinoiserie Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Enamel Bronze/Copper Persian Vase Flowers Birds Polychrome, ca 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A very nicely made piece with beautiful colors. Flowers and birds.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze, Cloisonne & Metal
Period: ca 1900
Condition: Some minimal age signs like...
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19th Century Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
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...
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19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
$2,360 Sale Price
20% Off
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...
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21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel
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...
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20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Porcelain
$8,500 / set
19th Century Pair of Cloisonnè Vases with Later Worked Electrification
Located in Epfach, DE
19th century pair of cloisonnè Vases, china ca 1880
enamel and cloisonnè. The high of the vases are 30cm and diameter 14cm.
The electrification and montage was done beforehand. Car...
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1880s Chinese Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel
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 copper vase with polychrome cloisonne enamel design. Early Meiji period, ca. 1870s. Sli...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Copper, Enamel
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...
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19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
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 ...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
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 ...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
$2,650 / set
Cloisonne’ Vases (pair)
By G. None
Located in Bronx, NY
This pair of early 20th century Japanese hand decorated cloisonné’ vases are uniquely designed with a four panel curved body accented by an extended skirte...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$2,800 / set
Japanese Green Cloisonné Rose Vase by Ando Cloisonné
By Ando Jubei
Located in Chicago, IL
This elegant vase by Ando Cloisonné Company is finely decorated in the cloisonné manner with translucent enamels and silver accents. The globular vase is cloaked in glassy, turquoise...
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Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal, Silver Plate, Enamel
A Pair of Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Cherry Blossom and Geometric Patte
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of antique Japanese copper vases with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period, before 1912. Cylindrical shape with pronounced base and ...
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Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Pair of Trumpet-Shaped Byzantines Vases, L.C. Sevin&F. Barbedienne, France, 1880
Located in PARIS, FR
Signed F. Barbedienne
A pair of charming trumpet-shaped vases in gilt bronze with a polychrome cloisonné enamel decoration, one blue and the other green and red. They feature two annular handles and stand on four feet surmounted by a stylized palm. The vases are ornated with a Byzantine decoration.
The high quality of the enamel is typical of Barbedienne’s production. It enhances this pair of vases especially with the wide range of colours used to create the decoration. The enamel is smooth and shiny and shows many shades to form the Byzantine decoration. The partitioned cloisonné is finely engraved and contributes to the decoration by adopting vegetal and foliage shapes.
The Model
These two vases can be linked to a vase presented by Ferdinand Barbedienne at the 1862 London Universal Exhibition and purchased at this time by the South Kensington Museum (now the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, Inv. 8026-1862). This vase has on its belly a polychrome cloisonné enamel decoration standing out against a turquoise background as show these vases. This decoration, called Byzantine, covers all the vase with coloured arabesques and scrolls. It rests on four claw feet with lion heads from a design near of our vases.
Barbedienne and the Cloisonné Enamel
Ferdinand Barbedienne continously 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 Other Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Japanese Cloisonne Bud Vase, Meiji Period, circa 1880
Located in New York, NY
Japanese Cloisonne bud vase, Meiji Period, circa 1880.
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1880s Japanese Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel
Amazing, Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Vases, Enamelled and Gilded, Cina 1920
Located in Catania, IT
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné vases, Enamelled and gilded, early 20th century, with original box.
China, early 20th century.
Excellent co...
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1920s Chinese Other Vintage Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
$453 Sale Price
52% Off
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 and Vessels
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Marble, Gilt-Bronze and Cloisonné Center, Neoclassical Style
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Marble, gilt bronze and cloisonné center, neoclassical style.
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble, Bronze
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...
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20th Century Chinese Showa Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
$2,203 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of Bronze Mounted Japanese Cloisonné Vases, circa 1875
Located in New York, NY
Depicting cranes.
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1870s Japanese Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Enamel
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 ...
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Late 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Brass
Onyx, Porcelain, Gilt-Bronze and Cloisonnè Sevres Center, Neoclassical Style
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Onyx, porcelain, gilt bronze and cloisonnè Sevres center. Neoclassical Style. France late 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Onyx, Bronze
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 .
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1990s Italian Modern Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal, Metallic Thread
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...
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19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Bowl Adorned with Cloisonné Enamel and Arabic Inscriptions
Located in London, GB
Chinese bowl adorned with cloisonné enamel and Arabic inscriptions
Chinese, early 20th century
Measures: Height 20cm, diameter 23cm
This beauti...
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Early 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Missoni Cloissone Vase Colors Large Rare
By Missoni Home
Located in Long Island, NY
Missoni Cloissone Vase Colorfull Rare .
Large Tube Round.
13.5” x 6”
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1990s Italian Modern Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Metal
$784 Sale Price
20% Off
Gilt-Bronze and Cloisonné Garniture with Angels Figures, France, 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt-bronze and cloisonné garniture with angels figures, France, 19th century.
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Cloissoné Vases and Vessels
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Enamel
On 1stDibs: Antique Cloisonné Vases and Other Vessels for Your Home
Liven your home with cloisonné vases, bowls, lamps and other vessels and objects 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.
Shop a collection of antique cloisonné vases and other vessels for your home on 1stDibs.
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