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Technique: Cloissoné
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Birds Floral Design Enamel Bowl
Located in Long Island City, NY
A 19th century Japanese enamel bowl. The surface of the bowl is enameled with a polychrome images of birds surrounded by floral and foliage patter...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
$400 Sale Price
50% Off
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 depicting an eagle seated on a rock over a seascape made in the Cloisonne technique....
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Copper
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 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 multi colored floral and foliage motifs on a green ground. The use of a vibrant color...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Hayashi School Cloisonné Vase Pair, Meiji Period with Tomobako
Located in Newark, England
Meiji Period (1868-1912)
From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to present this exceptional pair of Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vases by the Hayashi School, dating to the Mei...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Meiji Bird Tree Enamel Vases
Located in Long Island City, 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
Signed Ando Jubei Green Baluster Cloisonné Vase
By Ando Jubei
Located in Somis, CA
A beautiful pristine condition Ando Jubei wireless cloisonné vase in baluster form. In his signature green enamel, portraying an intricate arabesque design of a blooming clematis vin...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$650 Sale Price
45% Off
Antique Japanese Meiji Ginbari Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, 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
Rare Large Japanese Cloisonne Ginbari And Enamel Vase Cranes And Roosters Blue
Located in Long Island City, NY
A rare large Japanese Ginbari enamel over copper vase. The urn shaped vase is enameled with a polychrome design representing cranes, hens, roosters and other birds made in the Ginbar...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Copper
$4,500 Sale Price
50% Off
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 Vases
Materials
Bronze
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Butterfly and Cranes in Flight Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
A vintage Japanese urn shaped enamel over copper vase. The exterior of the vase is adorned with hand enameled panels depicting butterflies, cranes...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Antique Chinese Black Cloisonné Table Lamp with Floral Motif, China, circa 1890
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
Offered is a stunning, 19th century cloisonné table lamp with a floral and bird motif. Rested upon decorative wooden stand.
US PLUG ADAPTATOR WILL BE FURNISHED FOR FREE TO THE US BU...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Brass
$431 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Of High Quality Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
A beautiful pair of high quality antique Japanese Meiji Era brass and enamel vases, 1868 to 1912. Both are of a baluster form with elegant narro...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Signed Sato Japanese Cloisonné Vase Imperial Yellow with Chrysanthemum
Located in Somis, CA
A rare non-ginbari Sato cloisonné vase, from showa period, crafted on an imperial yellow Musen-jippo background. The classic form showcases vibrant...
Category
20th Century Japanese Showa Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$650 Sale Price
40% Off
Massive Chinese Cloisonne Bulbous Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
A spectacular massive Chinese cloisonne vase, circa early 1900s. The vase has a bulbous baluster form with lobed sides decorated with foliage and flowers amongst a black geometric pa...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Large Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel On Porcelain Totai Vases Fish Swimming
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of Japanese covered Totai enamel on porcelain vases. The wares are enameled with a polychrome design representing fish in the pond with flowers and plants made in the Cloisonn...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Porcelain
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Bamboo and Birds
Located in Long Island City, NY
PLEASE NOTE THIS LISTING IS FOR JUST ONE VASE, NOT TWO....
THE VASE FOR SALE IS THE VASE PICTURED IN THE LISTING.
An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne vase of a baluster shap...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
$1,200 Sale Price / set
70% Off
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: Height 155cm, diameter 70cm
Base: Height 45cm, width 51cm, depth 51cm
Total: Height 2...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Antique Japanese Ginbari Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji era Ginbari enamel vase. The ground of the vase is enameled in a turquoise shade. The vase is enameled with polychrome images of fish and blossoming sakura ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Wisteria Attributed To OTA Silver
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Hayashi school brass and enamel vase, Meiji period, 1868 to 1912. The baluster body is finely worked in silver wire and adorned with a polychrome design represent...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Antique Pair Of Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Namikawa School
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of Japanese cloisonne enamel early Meiji translucent enamel vases . Each vase has an urn shaped body, a wide neck, and a fluted base. The vases are adorned with polychrome ena...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
$3,600 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Large Signed Ando Jubei Japanese Cloisonné Vase Orchids 10"
By Ando Jubei
Located in Somis, CA
A large, rare masterpiece of Ando Jubei's wireless cloisonné artistry in excellent condition, depicting two orchids in full bloom, capturing their delicate beauty and verdant vitalit...
Category
20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$960 Sale Price
46% Off
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 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
$1,260 Sale Price
30% Off
Pair of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Blossoming Wisteria and Bi
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of antique Japanese Meiji Era enamel vases. Circa: Late 19th century .
The baluster form vase is enameled with polychrome images of birds and Wisteria flowering plants made in...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
A Pair of High Quality Meiji Japanese Era Black Cloisonne Enamel Wisteria and Bi
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of antique Japanese copper vases with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji era, before 1912. Elongated shape with pronounced neck. The piec...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Baluster Vases
Located in Rio Vista, CA
Fine pair of early 20th century Chinese enamel cloisonné vases. The baluster form bodies are decorated with intricate foliate and vine patterns almost in an arabesque style design wi...
Category
20th Century Chinese Qing Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$630 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Blossom Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper vase with polychrome cloisonne enamel decor. Late Meiji period,
attributed to Hayashi
Elongated baluster shape. Intricate cherry blossom and bird motif aga...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Copper, Enamel
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 of birds and floral motifs, showcasing the meticulous application of cloisonne ename...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Pair Of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases Cranes In Flight
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne vases. Each adorned with image of cranes and resplendent multicolor floral motifs within intricate foliate patterns, all skillfully ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Rooster Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large Japanese amphora shaped enamel over brass vase. The vase is enameled with polychrome images of a rooster and a hen in flowers and leaves made in the Cloisonne technique on tu...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Brass
High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase With Hydrangea's Hayas
Located in Long Island City, NY
A high quality antique Japanese late Meiji period enamel over brass vase. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a fluted neck. The ware is enam...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Brass, Enamel
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 ware is enameled with polychrome medallions depicting a bird seated on a branch, b...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$6,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Pair Of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases With Hawks, Cranes, Scenes
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of antique Japanese Meiji period facet cloisonne vases, featuring captivating bird motifs. Their substantial size and ribbed design make them standout pieces. Adorned with int...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Antique Japanese Meiji Era Ginbari Cloisonne Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large antique Japanese copper vase with polychrome ginbari cloisonne enamel decor. Late Meiji period, before 1912. Baluster shape with pronounced neck. White and green body...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Pair Of Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Trumpet Vases Dragons Attributed To Honda
Located in Long Island City, NY
A antique pair of Japanese cloisonne enamel Meiji period vases. Each vase has a trumpet shaped body, a wide fluted neck, and a fluted base. The vases are adorned with polychrome enam...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
$3,750 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Antique Pair Of Japanese Cloisonne Goldstone Enamel Moon Flask Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of Japanese footed enamel over copper moon flask shaped vases. The exteriors of the vases are adorned with a polychrome design representing a dancer...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Copper
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 copper vase with polychrome cloisonne enamel design. Early Meiji period, ca. 1870s. Sl...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$600 Sale Price
50% Off
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Flying Cranes Vase
Located in Long Island City, 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
Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Vase W Handles
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Japanese enamel on porcelain vase. The vase has a baluster shaped body with a fluted mouth, adorned with a polychrome design representing medallions with blossoming flowers and bir...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
$4,250 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Wireless Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
A high quality antique Japanese, late Meiji Era, copper and wireless enamel vase. A sphere shaped body is covered with a polychrome image of blossoming flowers made in the Cloisonne ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Copper
$585 Sale Price
35% Off
Antique French Neoclassical Style Ormolu and Cloisonne Enamel Clock Set
Located in London, GB
This exceptionally detailed clock set consists of a mantel clock and a pair of accompanying vases, which are all crafted in ormolu and extensively decorated in vibrant cloisonné enam...
Category
19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Large Pair of Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vases of Birds Flying Over Cherry Blosso
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of large antique Japanese Meiji Era enamel over brass vases attributed to Hayashi Kodenji, Japanese, 1831 to 1915. Circa: 1900s. Unsigned. The baluster form vase is enameled with polychrome images of gold sparrows in blossoming flowers made in the Cloisonne technique. Hayashi Kodenji was a pivotal figure in the history of Cloisonne enamel manufacturer. He was instrumental in the formation and leadership of the Shippo cho enamellers guild, and it is probable that he worked for the Nagoya-based Shippo Kaisha. He exhibited and won prizes at many international exhibitions: Nuremberg 1885 Silver, Paris 1889...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Antique Meiji Japanese Ginbari Cloisonne Enamel Geisha Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large antique Japanese, late Meiji era, Ginbari enamel over copper vase. The urn shaped vase is enameled with a polychrome scene of a Geisha lady in a garden with blossoming flower...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$840 Sale Price
30% Off
Chinese Cloisonne "Bamboo" Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice Chinese export cloisonne bamboo shaped vase with floral motif, circa 1970s. The vase is in very good condition with no dings or dents and measure 5.5"D x 12"H. Unique Piece! ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Translucent Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel vase. Baluster shaped vase richly adorned with multicolor floral motifs within swirl and scale like patterns. Decorated with a few m...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
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 wide short neck. The surface is skillfully decorated with a polychrome cloisonne enam...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Chinese Red Cloisonné Zodiac Vases, with Stands
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese red cloisonné zodiac vases, with stands, each one with gilt brass phoenix bird ring handles, with 'cracked ice' and floating animal medalli...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$2,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Vase in the Style of Namikawa
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese early Meiji period cloisonne vase, attributed to the master artisan Namikawa Yasuyuki. Boasts a striking baluster shape adorned with phoenix birds, intricate foli...
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Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Two Chinese Gilt Bronze Mounted Cloisonné Enamel Vases
Located in London, GB
These cloisonné enamel vases are wonderful pieces of Chinese decorative art. They were crafted in the last decade of the Qing dynasty, which lasted from 1644 to 1911.
The vases a...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze, Enamel
Early 20th Century Antique Chinese Cloisonne Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This magnificent Chinese Antique Cloisonné Vase is the perfect decor piece. With beautiful floral and bird design, it is a majestically hand cr...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Copper
Massive Chinese Cloisonné Vase with Phoenix, Magnolia, Lotus and Chrysanthemums
Located in New York, NY
A massive Chinese blue cloisonné vase or urn depicting a colorful imperial phoenix with gilt bronze wires among birds and butterflies in an imperia...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
$22,400 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Pair of Floral Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Vases on Wooden Plinths
Located in London, GB
Large pair of floral Chinese cloisonné enamel vases on wooden plinths
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 123cm, diameter 52cm
This impressive pair of Chinese cloisonné enamel vases are de...
Category
20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Rare 3 Piece Set of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Vases wi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rare 3 Piece Set of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Vases with Wisteria and Birds
antique Japanese copper vases with silver wire cloisonne...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Silver
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 of orange with swirling and floral elements at the top, followed by a broader band ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Vase in the Style of Namikawa
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese early Meiji period cloisonne vase, attributed to the master artisan Namikawa Yasuyuki. Fashioned in a ball-shaped design, this vase is adorned with intricate flor...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
$1,500 Sale Price
50% Off
An Inlaid Shibuichi Vase in Lovely Shape Landscape Meiji Kyoto, 19th Century
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Meiji Period (1868-1912), Japan
A small vase with an inlaid scene of a bird and flowers in a garden.
Additional information:
Material: Bronze & Cloisonne
Region of Origin: Japan
Pe...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Bronze
Vintage Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Floral and Leaf Motifs
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a table or a buffet with this colorful baluster vase. Created in China circa 1980, the vase features floral and leaf motifs in the cloisonné technique (decorative work in wh...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Brass
High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Double Sided Moon and
Located in Long Island City, NY
A high quality Japanese amphora shaped enamel over brass vase. The vase is adorned with polychrome enamel medallions depicting a crane bird and blossoming flowers, and an evening lan...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Large Pair Of Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Brush Pots W Peacocks
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of antique Japanese brush pots, Meiji era, 1868 to 1912. The exterior of both matched pieces is enameled with polychrome enamel bloss...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Cloisonné Vase with Plum Blossoms Décor and Silver Plated Rim
Located in Bochum, NRW
Japanese Cloisonné Vase with Plum Blossoms Décor and Silver Plated Rim and Bottom.
Height 17 cm. In excellent condition.
Discover the timeless beauty of Japanese artistry with this ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Mid-Century Modern Cloissoné Vases
Materials
Metal
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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