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Technique: Cloissoné
Chinese Cloisonné Table
Located in Houston, TX
19th Century Chinese cloisonné table featuring hand-carved wood base and top.
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$22,000
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 ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
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 Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Japanese Cloisonne Totai Enamel Ceramic Jar Butterflies and Dragonflies
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese late Meiji era covered Totai enamel on ceramic ginger jar. Circa: late 19th century
The ware is enameled with polychrome images of blossoming flowers, butterflies, and dragonflies made in the Cloisonne technique. The cover of the ware is made in the same design. The neck and the base are adorned with polychrome floral, and foliage 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
Pair of Antique Chinese Cloisonné Vases
Located in Hudson, NY
A pair of Chinese enamel vases with elephant head handles. Decorated with a cloisonné phoenix and flower motif. Cloisonné is an ancient technique u...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$7,500 / set
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 Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Brass
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
Pair Large Antique 19th Century Cloisonne Vases
Located in New York, NY
Unusual and finely crafted pair of large Chinese cloisonne enameled vases of rectangular shape with gilt metal masks and ring handles, 25 1/2 by 10 by 10 inches.
Category
1950s Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Japanese Meiji Era Cloisonne Enamel Napkin Rings
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji Era copper and enamel napkin ring. Circa: early 20th century. The ware is enameled with polychrome images of Phoenix birds surrounded by foliage, and scroll...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
24" Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Charger Wall Art Plate Asian Dragon Enamel
Located in Hyattsville, MD
Massive Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Plate with scalloped edge and central design of multicolor dragon surrounded by rows of abstracted floral designs. Meiji period, late 19th, ea...
Category
1890s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
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 Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$7,800 Sale Price
35% Off
Antique 19C Vietnamese Inlaid Metal vase Vietnam Silver Figural Symbols
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Bronze baluster vase with polychrome niello decoration representing on one side a lively scene with musician on a terrace, and on the other side a military parade, taotis, Greeks. It...
Category
19th Century Vietnamese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$2,253 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Charger with Insects and Fall Foliage Plate Goto
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large antique Japanese Meiji period, 1868 to 1912, cloisonne enamel metal charger plate depicting a multicolored picture of vines and grapes with...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$3,200 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Ginbari Enamel Green Double Handle Vase with Au
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper vase with polychrome ginbari cloisonne enamel decor. Late Meiji period,
Squat round shape, long neck and decorative side handles. Green body with red and y...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
$800 Sale Price
46% Off
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Green Gold Stone Butterflies Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
Attributed to Namikawa Yasuyuki, 1845 to 1927, a rare antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel vase. The vase has an urn shaped body and a wide fluted neck. The body of the vase is a...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Late Meji Period Japanese Cloisonné Miniature 3 Drawer Chest by Inaba Nanaho
Located in Morristown, NJ
An exquisite Japanese miniature cloisonné chest by Inaba Nanaho of Nagoya, finely crafted in the early 20th century, bridging the Meiji and Taishō ...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Gold Stone Enamel Covered Jar with Dragon and C
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese, late Meiji era, covered enamel over brass pot or box. The body of the ware is enameled with polychrome images of cranes, medallions with blossoming flowers and b...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Imperial Russian Silver Cloisonne Enamel Kovsh Ovchinnikov Moscow 1896
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Russian Imperial silver & cloisonne kovsh, Pavel Akimov Ovchinnikov, Moscow, 1896.
Ovchinnikov is recognized as one of Russia's most famous enamellers, he produced inc...
Category
1890s Russian Late Victorian Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Russian Kovsch in Silver Gilt, Cloisonné Enamel and Silver Pearl
Located in London, GB
Russian kovsch in silver gilt, cloisonne enamel and silver pearl
Russian, 20th Century
Height 7cm, width 12cm, depth 7cm
This kovsch is a meticulously crafted piece, made by marryin...
Category
20th Century Russian Folk Art Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Enamelled and Cloisonné Silver Box, Jade Inlay, China, 19th Century.
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Enamelled and cloisonné silver box, jade inlay, China, 19th century.
Enamelled and cloisonné silver box, jade inlay, China, 19th century.
H: 6cm, W: 11cm, D: 7cm
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver
Antique Imperial Russian Sliver Gilt Cloisonné Enamel Tea Strainer Moscow, 1908
Located in Portland, OR
A good antique Russian Imperial silver-gilt cloisonné enamel tea strainer, Moscow, circa 1908.
The handle having floral enamel decoration to the front & rear and a spiral stem...
Category
Early 1900s Russian Baltic Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, 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
Lot of Four Chinese Cloisonne Vases & Teapot, 20th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Lot of four chinese cloisonne
vases and teapot
20th century.
From left:
Baluster-shaped black ground vase with flowering prunus
emerging from a rock, ruyi band around flaring ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
Meiji Japanese Totai Cloisonne Enamel Porcelain Box
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese late Meiji era covered Totai enamel on porcelain trinket or jewelry box. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The ware is enameled with a polychrome floral medallion with butterflies and berries, on the top of the cover, surrounded by floral, and foliage patterns made in the Cloisonne technique. A hand painted image of a flower, under the cover. Dated, 01.12.08, and probably numbered, 6, on the bottom. Totai Shippo...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$520 Sale Price
35% Off
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
$508 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Kovsh Nikolay Strulev Moscow 1908
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Imperial Russian silver-gilt & cloisonne kovsh, Nikolay Strulev, Moscow, circa 1908.
The kovsh with all over floral cloisonne enamel decoration to the bowl and the top...
Category
Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique 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. Boasts a striking baluster shape adorned with phoenix birds, intricate foli...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
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 Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$650 Sale Price
40% Off
Pair 19th Century Chinese Carved Zitan Elephants Bronze Cloisonné Palm Fans
Located in Houston, TX
A rare pair of 19th Century or earlier, towering Chinese bronze cloisonné Royal palm leaf fans atop hand carved titan wood poles and elephants on gallery plinths.
Category
19th Century Asian Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Chinese Cloisonne Double Peach Box, Republic Period, early 20th century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely Chinese turquoise ground cloisonne "double peach" box and cover with shaped hardwood stand, Republic Period (1911 to 1949), early 20th century, China.
The box formed as a p...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Qing Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Era Dragon and Phoenix Bird Goldstone Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
A large antique Japanese Meiji era enamel over brass vase. The amphora shaped vase is enameled with polychrome medallions with a Phoenix bird and a dragon surrounded by floral, and f...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Cloisonne Enameled Cabinet Vase Early 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Antique Cloisonne Enameled Cabinet Vase, Early 20thC.
5 1/8" x 2 3/4" x 2 3/4".
This exquisite antique cloisonné enameled cabinet vase dates to the early 20th century. Featuring ...
Category
20th Century Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
$280 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Black Enamel 11 Sparrows on Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese copper vase with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period.
Elongated vase with pronounced neck.
Black body decorated with...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Pair of Chinese Modernist Red Cloisonné Ginger Jars and Stands, Circa 1960s
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Pair of Chinese Modernist Red Cloisonné Ginger Jars and Stands, Circa 1960s
China, 20th Century
A stunning pair of Chinese Modernist red cloi...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
$2,366 Sale Price / set
20% Off
High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Gold Stone Charger Plate Bu
Located in Long Island City, NY
High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Gold Stone Charger Plate Butterflies
A high quality Japanese, enamel charger or plate. The plate is adorned with polychrome imag...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Geometric Patterns Gard
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period cloisonne vase featuring intricate foliage motifs complemented by two exquisite floral panels. The meticulous craftsmanship in depicting foliage patt...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$750 Sale Price
37% 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
Chinese Cloisonne Phoenix Head Tea or Wine Pot, Mid 20th Century, China
Located in Austin, TX
A delightful and unusual Chinese cloisonne enamel copper wine or tea pot in the form of a phoenix, late Republic Period, or post Republic, mid 20th century, China.
The wine pot in t...
Category
Mid-20th Century Qing Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Japanese Cloisonne Vase fitted as an electric table lamp
Located in Point Richmond, CA
Japanese Cloisonne Vase fitted as an electric table lamp. The bulbous vase form with tall narrow neck and flared mouth having a rich dark blue background with variegated blossoms of...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Imperial Russian Silver Gilt Cloisonne Enamel Sugar tongs Moscow 1890
Located in Portland, OR
Antique pair of Imperial Russian silver-gilt cloisonne sugar tongs, Moscow, circa 1890.
A very attractive pair of Russian silver and enamel sugar tongs, elegantly decorated with mult...
Category
1890s Russian Belle Époque Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Very Fine Gilt Bronze, Cloisonné Enamel and Porcelain Holy Water Stoup
Located in London, GB
A very fine gilt bronze, cloisonné enamel and porcelain holy water stoup
French, late 19th century
Measures: Height 54cm, width 34cm, depth 9cm
This b...
Category
Late 19th Century French Renaissance Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Ormolu
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
Wine chalice with green enamel sterling silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Wine chalice with round foot and stem in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche. Drinking glass in blown Murano glass and hand-engraved with ...
Category
1960s Italian French Provincial Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Crystal, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Baluster Jar & Lid, Fish Scale Design by Robert Kuo, Limited Edition Cloisonné
By Robert Kuo
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Baluster Jar & Lid
Fish Scale Design
Cloisonne
Amber, Brown, and Black
Hand Made
Limited Edition
Category
2010s Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Antique Japanese Woodblock - Utagawa Kunisada I (Honjo, Edo 1786-1865 Edo)
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Utagawa Kunisada I (Honjo, Edo 1786-1865 Edo),
Diptych,
Ichikawa Danjuro as Kudo Saemon
Provenance: From the collection of Clemens Merkelbach van Enkhuizen, A well known Dutch pain...
Category
19th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$1,651 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Ando Jubei Japan 1950 Showa Period Cloisonné Enamel Green Bombe Vase
By Ando Jubei
Located in Miami, FL
Cloisonné enamel vase designed by Ando Jubei.
Beautiful piece of Japanese decorative arts, created by the Ando Jubei Company during the Showa...
Category
1950s Japanese Showa Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
$1,048 Sale Price
30% Off
Two Russian Silver Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Eggs on Stands
Located in London, GB
Two Russian silver gilt and cloisonné enamel eggs on stands
Russian, 20th Century
Height 12cm, diameter 4.5cm
These stunning Russian eggs are crafted from silver gilt and dec...
Category
20th Century Russian Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Exceptionally rare vase portrait jardiniere, Jugendstil Art Nouveau Amphora 1909
By Amphora
Located in Wien, AT
A very exciting object made by the famous Amphora factories in Bohemia in exceptionally high quality and a very rare design.
The vase or jardiniere or centerpiece is designed with a...
Category
Early 1900s Czech Art Nouveau Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$1,575 Sale Price
25% Off
A Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Turquoise Blue Ground Vases w/ Taotie Masks
Located in New York, NY
A pair of Chinese cloisonné enamel vases with turquoise blue ground and taotie mask decoration, early 20th century. The vases are constructed in baluster form with wide flared rims and feature characteristic cloisonné work with multicolored enamels set within gilt copper wires. The decoration is applied over a bronze body, visible at the rims and foot rings, consistent with cloisonné.
Each vase is decorated in horizontal registers centered around bands of large taotie masks in multicolored enamel, rendered in symmetrical profiles and outlined in copper cloisons. These taotie motifs alternate in color, including deep red, cobalt blue, olive green, and purple tones. The central band is bordered by narrower friezes of ruyi-heads, leiwen (thunder) patterns, stylized floral elements, and eye motifs framed by archaistic triangular lappets. Around the shoulders, a chevron band of lanceolate leaf motifs with white floral emblems is set above additional stylized animal mask motifs featuring eyes and horns. The flared necks are further decorated with mirrored scrollwork and smaller taotie devices on a turquoise leiwen ground, terminating in a ruyi band along the interior and exterior of the rim.
These vases are representative of late Qing cloisonné production, which emphasized large-format vessels with elaborate archaistic ornamentation inspired by Shang and Zhou bronze...
Category
1920s Chinese Qing Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$11,840 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
A Meiji Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Wisteria and Fish Vase
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji period brass and cloisonne enamel vase decorated along the rim with overhanging wisteria flowers on a yellow ground abo...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
A Pair of Large Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases with Iris's
Located in Long Island City, NY
A pair of large antique Japanese copper vases with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period,The vases have a rounded body, pronounced necks and bas...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Monumental Pair of Cloisonné Lided Urn Bowls
Located in Miami, FL
A pair of monumental lidded bowls. 20” in diameter, 12” tall with the lid on, 18” once on the wood base. Decorated with flowers and birds on a black background.
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass
$4,800 / set
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
Chinese Cloisonne Covered Chicken Boxes
Located in Pasadena, CA
These are two very detailed cloisonne boxes in the form of nesting chickens. The principal color of one box is a pale green; the second box is a traditional Chinese turquoise. The li...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass
$2,600 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Chinese Hardstone and Cloisonné Enamel Flower Tree Model
Located in London, GB
Chinese hardstone and cloisonné enamel flower tree model
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 54cm, width 42cm, depth 39cm
Depicting a basket filled with a lavi...
Category
20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Stone, Carnelian, Jade, Enamel
Antique Chinese Folding Chamber Screen / Paravent Early 20th century Japan Crane
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
A super nice Chinese Chamber screen. Also suitable for wall mounting.
Good condition and lovely colors
Category
20th Century Chinese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$4,475 Sale Price
20% Off
Extra Large Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Pink Vase Gonda
Located in Long Island City, NY
An extra large antique, late Meiji era, Japanese copper and enamel vase by Gonda Hirosuke, Japanese, 1865 to 1937. A sphere shaped body is covered with ...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
$1,000 Sale Price
71% Off
Japanese Cloisonné Vases Butterflies & Flowers, 19th Century Meiji Period, Pair
Located in Lincoln, Lincolnshire
These are a very decorative pair of cloisonné vases, made in Japan and dating to the 19th Meiji Period, circa 1875.
The vases have a good baluster shape with a circular form. They...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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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