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Technique: Cloissoné
Contemporary Japanese Cloissoné Copper Vessel Shippo Vase 4 by Yochiya Studio
By Yochiya
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Yochiya explore the untapped possibilities of cloisonné by combining improvisational and serendipitous modern techniques such as welding and hydraulic pressure, rather than relying solely on traditional techniques. Sculpting as if drawing, and embracing the accidental moments that arise, led to many fascinating discoveries.
Cloisonné ware is a craft in which a glassy glaze is applied to silver or copper and enclosed into the small sections separated by a wire. Japanese cloisonné enamel reached a technical peak, producing items more advanced than any that had existed before. In Japan cloisonné enamels are known as shippō-yaki
Using this craft Yochiya present the Shippo vases...
Category
2010s Japanese Modern Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
$6,242 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Meiji Era Japan Cloisonne Enamel Tea Set
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese cloisonne enamel tea set from the Meiji Era, 1868 to 1912. A total of 7 items. The set comprises 2 cups and saucers, a teapot, a sugar bowl, and creamer decorated...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
$3,000 / set
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 Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$3,600 / set
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Bird Jar Attributed to Honda
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese, early Meiji era, enamel over gilt copper covered jar. The exterior of the jar is adorned with polychrome enamel medallions representing Phoenix birds, and flower...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Pair of Red, Blue and Multicoloured Cloisonné Tables
Located in Toronto, ON
These rare tables have a spectacular presence due to their grand size and intricate work. Cloisonné, derived from the French word “enclosed” is an ancient technique of decorating met...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Porcelain Jardiniere, Circa 1870-1880.
Located in New Orleans, LA
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Porcelain Jardiniere, Circa 1870-1880.
Vibrant yellow piece mounted on a gold bronze stand.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Goldstone Enamel Butterfly Vase Attributed To Honda
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel over copper vase. The vase has an urn shaped body and a wide neck. The body of the vase is adorned with polychrome medallions depicting birds...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Ferdinand Barbedienne, Cloisonné Enamel Arabesque Crucifix, France 19th Century
Located in PARIS, FR
Beautiful antique crucifix cross in cloisonné arabesque and floral shaped enamel and gilt bronze by the Ferdinand Barbedienne foundry. Signed F. Barbedienne. France 19th century.
Tr...
Category
19th Century French Romantic Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Vintage Chinese Cloisonne' Incense Burner - Censor - with Cover
Located in Bradenton, FL
Vintage Chinese cloisonné' enamel tripod incense burner and cover. Item is raised on three legs, each covered with lion mask. Beautiful lotus scroll in colors of rich blues, pinks, whites, and greens. Inside is solid turquoise...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Phoenix Bird Tray
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese, Early Edo period, enamel copper tray. The oval shaped tray is enameled with a polychrome image of a Phoenix bird with flowers and leaves made in the Cloisonne te...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
$2,000 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Silver Wire Enamel Vases Birds in Bamboo
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji period, silver wire enamel vase. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a fluted neck. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image of a pair of a sp...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Vintage Silver Metal Mounted Cloisonne Vase with Fish
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
Exceptional vintage Japanese silver mounted cloisonne vase decorated with veiltail gold-fish and carp swimming amidst pond weed and dating arou...
Category
1940s Japanese Mid-Century Modern Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver Plate, Enamel
Antique Pair Thick & Heavy Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Bawls 19th Century CO#10
Located in Norton, MA
Antique pair of Thick and Heavy Chinese cloisonné enamel Bowls depicting floral patterns. A white base tone and colorful floral all around, from the 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
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...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Edo Japanese Cloisonne Geometric Design Box
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese flat brass enamel ceremonial food container with a cover. Characterized by cloisonne floral designs adorning the surface, this ceremonial container showcases the ...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$1,500 Sale Price
50% Off
Rare Large Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Censer
Located in Queens, NY
A very fine quality large antique Japanese cloisonne tripod koro censer decorated with polychrome cloisonne enamel depicting stylized phoenix birds, paulow...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Goldstone Enamel Double Gourd Dragon Vases
Located in Queens, NY
A pair of rare large Japanese, late Meiji era, double gourd enamel vases. Each ware is enameled with polychrome bands and panels with dragon, flora...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Chinese Cloisonne Enameled Brush Pots With Bats
Located in Queens, NY
A pair of antique Chinese brush pots. The cylindrical form pots are enameled with bat images made in the cloisonne technique on turquoise gr...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Large Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel on Porcelain Totai Jar Signed
Located in Queens, NY
A large antique Japanese late Meiji era covered Totai enamel on porcelain ginger jar. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The ware is enameled with a polychrome fan shaped medallions with blossoming flowers, and butterflies, surrounded by floral and butterfly wings patterns made in the Cloisonne technique. The cover of the ware is decorated with a polychrome image of a flower surrounded by floral, foliage, and butterfly wings made in the same technique. The neck, the base, and the lid are adorned with polychrome geometrical, and floral motifs made in the same technique. Signed with red ink hieroglyphs, on the bottom. Totai Shippo is the name given to Japanese cloisonne on ceramics, both on earthenwares and on porcelain. It has a similar appearance to metallic cloisonne ware...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Gilt-Bronze and Cloisonné Garniture. France, 19th Century
Located in Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires
Gilt-bronze and cloisonné garniture, France, 19th century.
Clock works.
Category
Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Cloisonné Enamel and Silver Russian Kovsh
Located in London, GB
This wonderful Kovsh (an ornamental drinking vessel) was created at the start of the 20th century in Imperial Russia. Made of 875 grade silver, the Kovsh is of oval form and features...
Category
Early 20th Century Russian Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel on Porcelain Floral Vase
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese porcelain vase with polychrome design. Meiji period, circa 1870 Cylinder shape. Hand-painted blue and white pattern...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$1,500 Sale Price
50% Off
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty Bronze Cloisonne Enamel Censer Insence Burner 1900
Located in Portland, OR
A good, large, antique Chinese Qing dynasty bronze and cloisonne censer, circa 1900.
The lidded censer having a Chinese lion (Shi) to the lid, the...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$1,000 Sale Price
20% Off
Bergere Armchair in Dark Walnut Finish and Patinated Gold Leaf by Modenese
Located in PADOVA, Italy
Classic bergere armchair with cushion, decorated with dark walnut finish and patinated gold leaf. Both internal and external upholstery is in high-end Italian fabric with classic-sty...
Category
2010s Italian Baroque Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Gold Leaf
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Goldstone Vase
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne vase showcasing the body adorned with intricate cloisonne enamel work, displaying crane designs set against a goldstone background. The lon...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
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 Furniture
Materials
Metal
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...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel, Foil, Wire
Rare Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Water Dropper
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese copper water dropper with cloisonne enamel design. Meiji period, 1868 to 1913. Cylinder shape, moveable top handle. Polychrome floral pattern against the dark gre...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Enamel Crane Vase Signed OTA
Located in Queens, 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 Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Peach Goldstone Dragons and Phoenix Bird
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese copper, goldstone and cloisonne enamel vase from the Meiji period, 1868 to 1912. Features a slender tapering ovoid form rising to a short waisted octagonal neck w...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Mount Fuji Vase
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period goldstone vase, attributed to Honda Yasaburo, an artist active from the 1870s to 1910. The vase features two intricately detailed plaques on its body...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
A Chinese Cloisonne Tray with Qianlong Mark, Early 20th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Chinese Cloisonne Tray with Qianlong Mark, Early 20th Century
Home decor, Interior design and collectibles.
Provenance: Private Victoria Collection.
...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Cloisonne Turquoise Ground Crane Frenzy Plate Attributed to Hayashi
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese, Meiji era, enamel over copper plate or charger attributed to Hayashi Kodenji, Japanese, 1831 to 1915. Circa 1890.
The plate has an octagonal form.
The interior of the plate is enameled with a polychrome image of cranes on the turquoise ground made in the Cloisonne technique.
The backside is decorated with a foliate scroll ornament on the turquoise ground made in the same 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 Silver...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Chinese Dragon Cloisonné Enamel Round Lidded Box 19th Century CO#02
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Chinese cloisonné enamel round box with lid depicting flying dragons chasing fireballs. Yellow base and dark dragon color are applied, and 3 compartments are inside. From the...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
Yellow Green Black Asian Cloisonné and Brass Vases, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of vintage yellow, black and green Asian Cloisonné enamel and brass vases, circa early to mid- 20th century, China. Vases have a yello...
Category
20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$300 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Antique Japanese Ota Tameshiro Meiji Enamel Vase
Located in Queens, NY
An antique high quality Japanese Meiji cloisonne enamel vase by Ota Tameshiro. Circa the late 19th century. The vase is enameled with polychrome enamel floral and foliate scroll orna...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Meiji Era Enamel Vase Signed Hayashi Yojiro
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji period, enamel over brass vase. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a narrow fluted neck. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image of a bird i...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Round Lidded Box 19th Century CO#08
Located in Norton, MA
Antique Chinese cloisonné enamel round box with lid depicting floral patterns. A white base tone and colorful floral all around, from the 19th century.
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
Kinkozan Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Totai Scholars Satsuma Signed Vases
Located in Queens, NY
A large pair of antique Japanese Totai Shippo cloisonne enamel and Satsuma porcelain vases, Meiji era, 1868 to 1912. Of a baluster form, on the b...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Wine glass with octagonal foot in enamel sterling silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Wine glass with octagonal foot and stem in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent enamel on guilloche. Octagonal cup in blown Murano glass and gilded decoration with 1...
Category
1960s Italian Modern Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
"Champagne" glass with round foot and stem Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
"Champagne" glass with round foot and stem in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche. Crystal drinker in modern contemporary style. Measureme...
Category
1950s Italian Modern Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Antique 19th c Woodblock Print - Utagawa Hiroshige II Shigenobu
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
For the similar print see
https://worcester.emuseum. com/objects/13667/landscape
Condition
Good condition: 12.8x7.8cm
Period
19th century
Category
19th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$518 Sale Price
20% Off
Exquisite Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Tray Featuring Dragons in Clouds, Att
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel over copper tray. The interior of the ware is adorned with a polychrome enamel design representing figural medallions depicting plants in ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
French gilt bronze and enamel three-piece clock set
Located in London, GB
French gilt bronze and enamel three-piece clock set
French, late 19th Century
Clock: Height 45cm, width 26cm, depth 14.5cm
Candelabra: Height 31.5cm, width 21cm, depth 9cm
This char...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Ormolu, Enamel
$20,895 / set
18" Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Charger Flying Geese
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese copper interior plate or charger with cloisonne enamel design. Meiji period
The central part of the plate is decorated with a picture of ducks by the river among...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$3,150 Sale Price
30% Off
Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Egg "Blue Bords" with Wood Stand, Early 20th Century #1
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a cute Chinese cloisonné enamel egg depicting two Blue Birds with a wood stand, early 20 century.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
Antique Cloissone Asian Chinese Floor Vase 39” inches tall
Located in Long Island, NY
Antique Cloissone Chinese Asian Floor Vase 39”
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metallic Thread
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Silver Wire Koro Censer Bird in Cherry B
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese copper tripod incense burner of Koro type with silver wire cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period
Dimensions: H 5 1/2 ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Silver
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Goldstone Enamel Fish and Mantis Amphora Shaped Vase
Located in Queens, NY
A vintage Japanese enamel over gilt copper vase. The amphora shaped vase is enameled with polychrome medallions depicting fish in a pond and a mantis in blossoming flowers surrounded...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$2,800 Sale Price
30% Off
Cloisonné plaque depicting two Ryu dragons with gaping jaws
Located in Milano, IT
Japanese rectangular cloisonné plaque decorated on a black background with bright polychrome enamels, worked in silver wire depicting two Ryu dragons with gaping jaws.
Work published...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Rare Pair Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Gold Stone Butterfly Plates Attribut
Located in Queens, NY
Antique Rare Pair Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Golstone Butterfly Plates Attributed to Honda
A pair of identical antique Japanese copper chargers with cloisonne enamel design. Late Mei...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Brass Vase W Foliage Motif
Located in Queens, NY
A Chinese enamel over brass vase. The vase has a globular shaped body and a tall neck. Adorned with polychrome enamel in foliage and geometric motifs made in the Cloisonne technique....
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Lapis Blue Round Lidded Box or Bowl
Located in Doylestown, PA
A striking Chinese lapis blue cloisonné round lidded box or bowl, early 1980s. Vibrantly decorated with a green border, ombre cherry blossoms, a single butterfly, gilded accents and ...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
19th Century Japanese Bronze Burns Incense Character with Dragon
Located in Marseille, FR
Japanese bronze burns incense with important characters a dragon vase decorated with Greek frieze of white flowers.
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Rare Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Tea Set Totai Signed
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese enamel porcelain tea set. Features a captivating bird and floral design meticulously executed in the intricate cloison...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$1,250 Sale Price / set
50% Off
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Lotus Flower Bowl
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese cloisonne enamel bowl crafted during the Meiji period. The bowl is designed in the shape of a lotus flower, a revered symbol of purity and enlightenment in Japane...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Pair of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Dragon Vases
Located in Queens, NY
A pair of identical antique Japanese copper vases with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period, circa 1885. Baluster shape, solid base, pronounced neck. Golden stone flake ground,...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Pair of Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Phoenix Bird Vas
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Czech Bohemian blue overlay cut to clear opaline glass vase with a fluted mouth. The ware is adorned with hand enamel polychrome panels depicting medallions surrounded by ...
Category
Late 19th Century Czech Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Round Cloisonne Covered Jar
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period round cloisonne covered jar showcasing the exquisite artistry and craftsmanship of the era. This jar is adorned w...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$1,000 Sale Price
54% Off
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Brush Pots in the Style of Namikaw
Located in Queens, NY
A pair of 19th century Japanese cloisonne brush pots with floral decoration, early Meiji period, circa 1880s. Attributed to Namikawa Yasuyuki, 1845...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Cloisonné Vases, Lamps, Bowls and Other Furniture and Objects 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, 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, lighting, decorative bowls and other objects for sale on 1stDibs.
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