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Technique: Cloissoné
Asian Bronze Champlevé Dragon Cloisonné Lamp
Located in New York, NY
Bronze champlevé lamp with stylized dragon enameled cloisonné design surrounding and gorgeous patina. Mounted on hand-carved lacquered wood base, China,...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Meiji Vases Petite Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
This colorful striking pair of antique Japanese bronze vases from the Meiji period are decorated with enamel using the cloisonne technique. Two matched vases with a relief pattern of...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Anglo-Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$475 Sale Price / set
46% Off
Centerpiece young women blue fired enamel sterling silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large centrepiece in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche. Round base with rounded edge, diameter cm. 15, height cm. 3.5 with sculptures o...
Category
1990s Italian Napoleon III Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Centerpiece winged lions blue fired enamel sterling silver Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Large centerpiece in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamel on guilloche. Round base with rounded edge, diameter 15 cm, height 3.5 cm, with sculptures of ...
Category
1990s Italian Napoleon III Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Gold, Gold Plate, Sterling Silver, Enamel
Two Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Eggs "Flowers" with Wood Stands #10
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting two beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel eggs depicting flowers with wood stands, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
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
Vintage Blanket Chest with Red Lacquer and Cloisonné Floral Décor
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Chinese blanket chest from the mid 20th century with red lacquer ground, cloisonné décor and lateral handles. Created in China during the mid...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Wood
20th Century Chinese Hardstone Flowering Tree in a Cloisonné Planter
Located in London, GB
20th century Chinese hardstone flowering tree in a cloisonné planter
Chinese, 20th century
Height 42cm, width 33cm, depth 31cm
This exquisite 20th-century Chinese hardstone tree is ...
Category
20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Agate, Rock Crystal
$4,959 Sale Price
20% Off
A large pair of boldly decorated Chinese cloisonné vases circa 1930
Located in Central England, GB
This highly decorative pair of good-quality large-scale Chinese cloisonné enamel vases is most unusual. They have ornate decoration in rich, bright colours on a red background.
They...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Cloisonné and Opaline Box with Colored Flowers and Animals Pattern 20th Century
Located in Auribeau sur Siagne, FR
This Box is a opalaline and cloisonné Box. It has been made in czechoslovakia in the 20th Century. Brown Color.
The decoration patterns are flowers and Ducks.
Category
20th Century Czech Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass
$429 Sale Price
20% Off
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
Vintage Chinese Jade Gemstone Bonsai Tree Sculpture, Cloisonné Planter
Located in Berlin, DE
Vintage Chinese Gemstone Bonsai Tree Sculpture, Cloisonné Planter Offered for sale is a Vintage Chinese Jade and other semi-precious stones Bonsai tre...
Category
1960s Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Copper
$4,016 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Cloisonne Enameled Vase with Garden Scene & Butterfly, Signed, 20thC
Located in Big Flats, NY
Chinese Cloisonne Enameled Vase with Garden Scene & Butterfly, Signed, 20thC; "Kuo's China Cloisson" .
Measures- 10.25"H x 4.5"W x 4.5"D.
.
A beautifully crafted Chinese cloison...
Category
20th Century Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
$440 Sale Price
20% Off
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
1920s Small Cloisonné Vase with Flowers and Butterflies
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1920s Small Cloisonné Vase with Flowers and Butterflies
Turquoise, Blues, Greens, Reds, Pink
Small knick inside edge of lip (as shown in p...
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
1920s Cloisonné Vase with Flowers and Butterflies
Located in Tarrytown, NY
1920s Cloisonné Vase with Flowers and Butterflies
Category
1920s Chinese Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, 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 Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Antique Japanese Cloisonne Ginbari Vase on Silver Stand
Located in Canterbury, GB
Antique Japanese Cloisonne vase.
Produced in the Ginbari technique, depicting a sprig of fruits.
On custom made English silver stand with hallmarks.
The mark JG&S refers to John G...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Japonisme Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver
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
Matching Pair of Chinese Bronze Cloisonné Enameled Vases
Located in Norton, MA
Pair of Chinese matching Cloisonné Vases, with wide mouth openings, having floral decorations.
Category
19th Century Chinese Chinese Export Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
Fine Japanese Kyoto Shippo Cloisonne Enamel Vase, 19th C
Located in London, GB
A fine Japanese Kyoto Shippo Cloisonne enamel vase 19th C
Meiji Period
JAPANESE CLOISONNE ENAMEL VASE,?decorated with cranes and butterflies amongst lotus and iris blooms reser...
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
White Chinese Cloisonné Vase
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice white with arabesque-style design Chinese cloisonné vase, circa 1960s. The vase is in very good condition with no dings or dents and measure 5...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Gu Form Vase, 17th/18th Century, Kangxi Period
Located in New York, NY
A Fantastic, rare, and antique Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Gu Form vase, 17th/18th century, Kangxi Period. This cloisonne vase is extremely rare to find in this quality, condition, age,...
Category
Late 17th Century Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
Rare Antique Japanese Bronze Vase with Temple Mark on the Underside, 19th C.
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Japanese Bronze Vase With a Temple Mark on the underside Japan Rare
Additional information:
Material: Bronze, Cloisonne & Metal
Region of Origin: China
Period: 19th century
...
Category
19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
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
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
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
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Gold Stone Enamel Stripe Vases Attributed
Located in Long Island City, NY
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Gold Stone Enamel Stripe Vases Attributed to Honda
A pair of antique Japanese, early Meiji era, enamel over gilt copper vases. The exteriors of...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
2 Cloisonné Bowls, Asia, Late 19th-early 20th Century
Located in MARSEILLE, FR
2 cloisonné bowls decorated with multicolored flowers and leaves.
The porcelain interior is decorated with blue and red flowers on a white background.
Wear and tear, a chip and ...
Category
Late 19th Century Asian Chinoiserie Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
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
Harmony in Enamel and Silk: Pair of Cloisonne' Lamps with Silk Lampshades
Located in Austin, TX
These cloisonné lamps stand as a testament to timeless craftsmanship. Each lamp is a symphony of artistry, meticulously crafted by skilled hands.
The deep blue cloisonné base serves...
Category
20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique Imperial Russian Solid Silver Gilt Cloisonne Enamel Kovsh Moscow 1908
Located in Portland, OR
A very good antique Imperial Russian silver-gilt cloisonne enamel kovsh, Moscow, circa 1908.
The kovsh of traditional shape with all over muti-color cloisonne enamel decoration, the ...
Category
Early 1900s Russian Art Nouveau Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, 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
Vintage Chinese Cloisonné Bowl with Deer and Koi Motif
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage Chinese cloisonné bowl with deer and koi fish motif, circa 1950s. The piece is is in very good vintage condition and measures 10...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinoiserie Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass
$600 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Cloisonné Brass Vase
Located in Vienna, AT
Really beautiful brass vases.
Category
20th Century European Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass
Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloisonne Vase
Located in Pomona, CA
This Chinese Antique Cloisonne Vase was hand made from gold copper with cloisonne. It has detailed cloisonne works of Peony, Magpie and floral a...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Copper
$1,875 Sale Price
25% Off
Meiji Japanese Totai Cloisonne Enamel Ceramic Jar
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese late Meiji era covered Totai enamel on ceramic ginger jar. Circa: late 19th century to early 20th century. The ware is enameled with a polychrome fan shaped medallions with blossoming flowers, bamboo trees, grapes, surrounded by a geometrical pattern made in the Cloisonne technique. The cover of the ware is decorated with polychrome fan shaped medallions with blossoming flowers. The neck and the lid are adorned with polychrome geometrical, and swirl motifs made in the same technique. Signed with red ink hieroglyphs, on the bottom. Totai Shippo...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$600 Sale Price
50% Off
19th Century French Empire Cloisonné Bronze Jewelry Casket with Velvet Interior
Located in North Miami, FL
19th century French Empire cloisonne bronze jewelry casket with blue velvet interior
By: unknown
Material: bronze, velvet, enamel, metal, copper
Technique: gilt, cloisonné, champlevé, cast, molded, metalwork
Dimensions: 5 in x 7 in x 6 in
Date: late 19th century, circa 1890
Style: Napoleon III, Rococo Revival, Neoclassicism
Place of origin: France
This richly gilded jewelry...
Category
Late 19th Century Rococo Revival Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Metal, Copper
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
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
$9,367 Sale Price
20% Off
Antique Japanese Carved Hardwood Low Table with Cloisonne Dragon Top
Located in San Diego, CA
A stunning antique Japanese carved hardwood low table with cloisonne dragon top, circa early 1900s. The table is in very good vintage conditio...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Hardwood
Large Rare Japanese Cloisonne Meiji Period Green Dragon Swimming Over The Sea
Located in Long Island City, NY
A high quality Japanese enamel vase, Meiji era, 1868 to 1912. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a narrow neck. The ware is enameled with a polychrome image of a big dragon over...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Ashtray Match Box Case Set Cloisonné Enamel
Located in New York, NY
An enamel Cloisonné match box case and ashtray set, circa early-20th century, Asia. Set includes 1 matchbox holder, and 1 ashtray/dish/plate (for used matche...
Category
Mid-20th Century Asian Chinoiserie Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Japanese Cloisonne Round Box with Fan Design, Meiji Period, c. 1900, Japan
Located in Austin, TX
A very attractive Japanese red ground cloisonne round box and cover featuring a design of fans, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The round cloison...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Mid-Century Chinese Black & Gold Cloisonné 'Good Luck' Circular Table Box
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Mid-Century Chinese black & gold cloisonné 'good luck' circular table box.
The tall circular box of exceptional quality, The conforming removable lid enameled with the Chinese character for 'Happiness' A stately piece, its an unusual example in black cloisonné fish...
Category
20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass
$636 Sale Price
20% Off
Large Meiji Period Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in London, GB
Of ovoid form, with a narrow neck and outward flaring rim, on dark blue ground depicting wisteria blossoms in white and purple cascading from the shoulder with birds throughout and w...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Japanese Covered Grape Plique a Jour Enamel Kogo - Box and Cover
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Japanese covered silvered and enamel kogo or box for incense. The box is enameled with polychrome images of grape vines with berries made in the Plique a Jour technique on burgundy...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$1,300 Sale Price
35% Off
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
$460 Sale Price
50% Off
Pair of Antique Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vases
Located in London, GB
These beautiful Japanese vases were crafted during the Meiji period of the late 19th Century, which was referred to as the Golden Age of cloisonne enameling.
The vases are of elo...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
$49,590 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Rare Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne White Enamel Charger with Dancing Foo Dogs
Located in Long Island City, NY
An antique Japanese Meiji era enamel over brass charger plate. The plate is enameled with a polychrome image of Foo dogs surrounded by a blossoming flower pattern on white ground mad...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass
$975 Sale Price
35% Off
LATE 19th-EARLY 20th CENTURY PAIR OF CLOISONNÉ CHINESE VASES
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful pair of cloisonné vases in enameled and gilded metal, with hand-carved and ebonized wooden bases. The vases have a globular shape with a funnel neck. The enameled decoratio...
Category
1990s Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal
Antique 19th c Woodblock Print - Hiroshige - Yoshiwara: The Fifty-Three Stati
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Yoshiwara: Mount Fuji on the Left (Yoshiwara, hidari Fuji), from the series Fifty-three Stations of the Tôkaidô Road (Tôkaidô gojûsan tsugi no uchi), also known as the First Tôkaidô ...
Category
19th Century Chinese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze
$514 Sale Price
20% Off
JAPAN 1890-1900 Meiji Period Decorative Six-sided Vase In Cloisonné Enamel
Located in Miami, FL
Japanese vase from the Meiji Period (1868-1912).
This is a beautiful antique decorative vase created in the imperial Japan during the Meiji period (1868-1912), circa 1890s. It was c...
Category
1890s Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Gold, Bronze, Enamel
Japanese Wireless Cloisonne Enamel Vase by the Ando Company
By Ando Jubei
Located in Newark, England
Art Deco
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 decorated in a m...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Art Deco Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
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
$2,282 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Ombre Cloisonné Enameled Vase
Located in Malibu, CA
Cloisonné enameled bud vase delicately trimmed with contrasting blonde enamel scallop pattern on the top & bottom. The aqua in ombre with gradual subtle tones. A very rare piece. Mad...
Category
Mid-20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
$595 Sale Price
30% Off
Japanese Cloisonne Lidded Trinket Box with Bun Feet from the Meiji Period
Located in San Diego, CA
An exquisite Japanese cloisonne lidded box with brass bun feet from the Meiji period, circa late 1800's. The box has a great inticate geometric de...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
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
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 Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$2,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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
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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