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Technique: Cloissoné
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Fan Butterfly Geometric Pattern Plate
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese plate adorned with a polychrome cloisonne enamel design. The front side is decorated with floral ornaments and two medallio...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$3,000 Sale Price
37% Off
Large Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Over Bronze Charger
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large antique Chinese Meiji Era bronze and enamel charger. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The charger is enameled with polychrome i...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
$1,950 Sale Price
35% Off
Rectangular Tray, Mediterranean Design by Robert Kuo, Handmade Cloisonne
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Rectangular tray
Mediterranean design
Shades of blue
Glass enamel
Gold plated copper
Cloisonné
Limited edition
Each piece is individually crafted and is unique.
The cloison...
Category
2010s Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Chinese Yellow Cloisonne Dragon Box, Republic Period, circa 1920, China
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Chinese yellow cloisonne small trinket box with dragons, Republic Period, circa 1920, China.
The small box sets on four bun feet and designed ...
Category
1920s Chinese Qing Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
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 Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$630 Sale Price / set
30% Off
Ando Wireless Cloisonne Jade Green Silver Mounted Vase, Showa Era, 1930's, Japan
By Ando Shippo Ten, Ando Jubei
Located in Austin, TX
An alluring Japanese Ando Jubei musen shippo (wireless cloionne) "jade green" silver mounted vase by the Ando Cloisonne Company (Ando Shippo Ten) ...
Category
1930s Japanese Showa Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Copper, Enamel
Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Egg "Flowers" with Wood Stand, Early 20 Century #6
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel egg depicting the faces of the Chinese traditional opera theme with a wood stand, early 20 century.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Fan Scenic Night And Day Plate
Located in Long Island City, NY
A highly decorative antique Japanese Meiji Era enamel plate. The central part of the plate is enameled with a polychrome design with images of two fans adorned with traditional lands...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$1,200 Sale Price
50% Off
Pair of Japanese Cloisonne Silver Wire Meiji Golden Age Wisteria Vases
Located in Long Island City, NY
A matched pair of antique Japanese vases of elongated shape with long flared necks. Meiji period, 1868-1913. The pieces are decorated wi...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Silver
Antique Russian Cloisonné Enamel and Silver Gilt Milk Jug
Located in Braintree, GB
Antique Russian Cloisonné Enamel and Silver Gilt Milk Jug.
Details:
Maker: Unidentified (hallmarks partially worn)
Assayer: Lev Fridrikovitch...
Category
1890s Russian Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Mid-20th Century Vintage Chinese Hand Made Cloisonne Vases - Pair
Located in Pomona, CA
This pair of magnificent Chinese Cloisonné Vases are the perfect decor piece. With beautiful floral design, it is a majestically hand crafted work of art that is sure to capture ever...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
$292 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Furniture
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Brass
Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gold Enamel Kovsh Nikolai Antipov Moscow 1896
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Imperial Russian silver & cloisonne enamel kovsh, silversmith Nikolai Lakovlev Antipov & assayer Anotoly Apollonovish Artsybashev, Moscow, 1896.
The kovsh of tradition...
Category
1890s Russian Late Victorian Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Gold, Silver, Enamel
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase Birds Flying In Garden
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era Silver and enamel vase. Circa: Late 19th Century The baluster form vase is enameled with polychrome images of blossoming flowers and plants and birds ma...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Silver
A Large Jet Black Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonné Enamel Vase
Located in London, GB
A Large Jet Black Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonné Enamel Vase
An elegant Meiji period Japanese cloisonné vase of ovoid form with a gently flared neck finely decorated on a rich bla...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Pair Large Antique Chinese Cloisonne Crane Candle Holders
Located in New York, NY
Pair of very large antique Chinese cloisonne enameled metal candle holders fashioned as standing cranes holding prunus branch and lotus leaf in their mouths. Tops of the bodies remo...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Rare Shape Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottle Hand Enameled, 19thC Qing
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very good example of a small rare shaped triangular Chinese snuff bottle, made from cloisonne´ with hand enamelled decoration depicting various floral designs and complete ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Goldstone Brush Pot
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era enamel over brass brush pot. The cylindrical form pot is enameled with polychrome images of blossoming flowers and birds, and a geometrical ornament mad...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Antique Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Hawk Floral Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne vase with an eagle. Circa early 20th century, 1900s. The vase is decorated with an autumn landscape with white chrysanthemums and an image ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Early Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Lidded Jar
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper jar with lid. Early Meiji period, mid 19th-century. The item is richly decorated with geometrical cloisonne enamel ornaments against the turquoise background. Collectible Oriental...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Brush Pot
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era enamel over copper brush pot. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The cylindrical form pot is enameled with polychrome images of butterflies...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Pair of Chinese Cloisonné Tigers
Located in Houston, TX
A stunning pair of late 20th century life-size Chinese cloisonné tigers from the Baron Estate.
In Chinese symbolism, these tigers represents the ma...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass
$38,000 / set
Chinese Gilt Brass Cloisonné “Scroll and Floral” Nine‑Piece Desk Set, 20th C
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Chinese Gilt Brass Cloisonné “Scroll and Floral” Nine‑Piece Desk Set, 20th Century, Unmarked
A rare and complete nine‑piece Chinese gilt brass cloisonné desk set...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Asian Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel, Snuff Box Floral Motif
Located in Leuven , BE
Antique Chinese Opium Box in Cloisonné Enamel, decorated with Floral Motifs and Interior Scenes
French Private Collection
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
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
Ormolu and Cloisonné́ Enamel Orientalist Clock Set
Located in London, GB
Comprising a central clock with two flanking vases, the case with central and side panels decorated with flowers and herons, the two vases similarly decorated.
Height, width and dep...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$16,106 / set
Large Chinese Cloisonne Urn / Vase with Cover Featuring Cranes
Located in New York, NY
Large and very unusual Chinese or Japanese cloisonne metal urn or vase with cover featuring three handles depicting red crowned cranes. 28 inches tall and 10 inches across.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
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 Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Early 20th century large cloisonne enamel elephant
Located in Debenham, Suffolk
Early 20th century large Chinese cloisonne enamel elephant on stand circa 1900.
A real rare decorative piece.
Profusely enamelled, modelled carrying a saddle and flaming finial. I...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Victorian Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Large Pair Of Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Wireless Vases Mt Fuji Sun Set
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of antique Japanese Meiji Era wireless cloisonne or musen shippo vases. The vases have a light blue ground with a landscape depicting Mount Fuji on one vase and a landscape wi...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Chinese Pink background Cloisonné "Hundred Antiques" Pattern vase & Stand
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
20th century Chinese export Pink background Cloisonné "Hundred Antiques" Pattern vase & carved hardwood Stand
Indulge in the allure of Chinese craftsmanship with this exquisite 2...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,196 Sale Price
20% Off
Charger - Black Woodgrain Design Cloisonné by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Charger
Woodgrain design
Black
Cloisonné
Limited edition
The cloisonné´ technique is an enameling on metal technique that dates back to the B...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Greek Civil War Pure Silver Cloisonne Case Engraved Athens Army Day 1946
Located in Portland, OR
An antique Greek pure silver & cloisonne case, circa 1910.
Despite this case dating circa 1910 it has a later engraved legend to the base "Greek Army Day Athens, 15th May 1946", from...
Category
1910s Greek Edwardian Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Small Chinese Black Cloisonne Box, Late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China
Located in Austin, TX
A small and lovely Chinese black ground cloisonne box with peony design, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The small cloisonne box raised on four bun feet, and decorated with a design of blossoming peony against a black enamel ground inlaid with geometric wire work in the "wan" pattern.
The large blooms of peony depicted in pleasing shades of red, pink, and yellow enamel, with leaves of dark and light green enamel. The colored enamels pop against the black cloisonne...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Japanese Flowers Butterfly Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Japanese enamel over metal vase. The vase has a globular shaped body and a wide neck with a fluted mouth. The exterior of the ware is enameled with a polychrome design depicting bl...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Metal
$1,950 Sale Price
35% Off
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 Furniture
Materials
Copper
$371 Sale Price
25% Off
Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Tea Set
Located in Long Island City, NY
A superb antique Japanese cloisonne enamel tea set from the Meiji Era, 1868 to 1912. The set comprises 2 cups and saucers, teapot, sugar bowl and cream...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Two Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Egg "Flowers and Birds" with Wood Stands #8
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel egg depicting flowers and birds with wood stands, early 20 century.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
20th C. Chinese Bronze and cloisonné enamel wine cup for ritual ceremonies
Located in Bilzen, BE
China - Bronze and cloisonné enamel wine cup for ritual ceremonies with archaic Jue decoration, body decorated with a Chilong head early 20th c
Heigth 15.5 cm
Category
1920s Chinese Qing Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Pair of Vases
Located in Sarasota, FL
Japanese Meiji cloisonne pair of very fine and detailed vases. Maker's mark on the bottom.
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Pair of Large Chinese Cloisonné Vases, 20th century
Located in New York, NY
floral motif on blue ground; wooden bases are included with these vases; approximate overall measurements (with base): 28.75in(H) x 14in(diameter), vase only (approximate measurement...
Category
1960s Chinese Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Chinese Cloisonné Vase on Bronze with Phoenixes, 19th Century Qing period
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
This is a very decorative Chinese cloisonné vase dating to the mid 19th Century, Qing period.
The vase has a good baluster shape. It has been well made of a bronze alloy with rich ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Large Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel on Porcelain Totai Jar Signed
Located in Long Island City, 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
$1,170 Sale Price
35% Off
Pair of Antique Chinese Cloisonne Birds
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Lofty pair of Chinese birds handcrafted in brass and decorated in cloisonne with floral and symbolic designs on an alluring blue background, featuring brass stylized tail feathers de...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
$6,500 / set
Japanese Cloisonne Totai Enamel Jar with Paulownia Flowers
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese late Meiji era covered Totai enamel on ceramic ginger jar. Circa: late 19th century .
The body and the lid of the ware are enameled with polychrome floral, foliate scroll, and foliage motifs made in the Cloisonne technique. The neck and the base are adorned with polychrome geometrical, and foliage motifs made in the same technique. Signed with red and blue 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
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 Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase by the Ando Company
By Ando Jubei
Located in Newark, England
White Rose
From our Japanese collection, we are delighted to offer this Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase by the Ando Company. The Cloisonne Enamel vase of globular form with a tightly...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, 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 Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$1,950 Sale Price
35% Off
Early 20th-Century Chinese Cloisonne Calligraphy Brush
Located in Pomona, CA
This is Chinese Calligraphy Brush, specifically featuring a cloisonné handle. The handle is crafted with cloisonné enamel, a decorative technique involving the fusion of colored glass pastes into compartments (cloisons) formed by wires on a metal base, resulting in intricate floral patterns as seen in the image. Used for traditional Chinese calligraphy and Sumi-e painting...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
$326 Sale Price
25% Off
Superb Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Vase
Located in London, by appointment only
A very fine a superb scale Japanese Cloisonné vase, the light blue ground with flowers and floral details. In perfect condition.
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Gold Stone Vase with Butterflies Attr Honda Yo
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper vase with polychrome cloisonne enamel decor. Meiji period. Fish tail shape with pronounced base. Intricate butterfly motif and floral patterns. Gold stone ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Antique Art Deco King Tut Egyptian Revival Silver Gilt Enamel Cloisonne Box 1925
Located in Portland, OR
Antique Egyptian Revival Art Deco enameled 800 grade silver gilt cloisonne enamel box, Italy, circa 1925.
The hexagonal shaped lidded box having a hinged lid, decorated with a head o...
Category
1920s Italian Egyptian Revival Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Chinese Qing Cloisonné Bronze Opium Caddy Set
Located in Toledo, OH
Chinese Qing opium caddy set includes burner and tray with 6 dishes. Cloisonné set in bronze with blue enamel interior, foo dog lion handle. Intricate fl...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Chinese Bonsai Jade/Stone Flower Trees, Each in a Cloisonné Planter
Located in New York, NY
each cloisonné planter decorated with floral motif on blue ground
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Agate, Jade, Metal, Enamel
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 Furniture
Materials
Brass
$424 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Green Vase Flowers and Birds
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large antique Japanese late Meiji period enamel over brass vase. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a wide neck. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image of birds in bloss...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Brass
Two Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Eggs "Flowers and Animals" with Wood Stands #9
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting two beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel eggs depicting flowers and animals with wood stands, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
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
Period: ca 1900
Condition: Small age signs like ware and miss...
Category
19th Century Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
A Fine Japanese Cloisonné-Enamel Vase/Jar with Cover Attributed to Ando
Located in London, GB
A Fine Japanese Cloisonné-Enamel Vase/Jar with Cover Attributed to the Ando Company,
Meiji to Taishō period, early 20th century
Of baluster form with a domed cover surmounted by a k...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$1,328 Sale Price
40% Off
Antique Japanese Meiji Period Round Cloisonne Covered Jar
Located in Long Island City, 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
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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