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Technique: Cloissoné
A Large Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Trumpet Vase. Republic period
Located in London, GB
A Large Chinese Cloisonne Enamel Trumpet Vase.
Early 20th Century -Republic period
Worked in silver wire and decorated with flowers and vines on a white ground, gilt rims .
In...
Category
Late 19th Century Chinese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Christ Pantocrator, a Silver-Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Russian Icon
Located in London, GB
Christ Pantocrator, A silver-gilt and cloisonné Enamel Russian Icon
Moscow, 1892
Icon: 23.5cm high x 20cm wide x 4cm depth.
Case: 26.5cm high x 23cm w...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
A Fine Japanese Cloisonné-enamel kogo box. Meiji period
Located in London, GB
A Fine Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Kogo Box.
Meiji period.
Worked in silver wire and decorated with cranes in flight on a dark blue background.
Interior in black enamel.
In go...
Category
19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
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
Antique Early Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Gold Stone Enamel Stripe Vases Attributed
Located in Queens, 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
Rare 19th Century Japanese Cloisonné Enamel Dragon 3 Piece Set
Located in Queens, NY
Three antique Japanese Meiji period vases, distinguished by their flared necks and decorative designs. Two of the vases feature high-shouldered forms, while the third is of a globula...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
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
Russian Silver-Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Open Salt and Spoon
Located in London, GB
A Russian silver-gilt and cloisonné enamel open salt and spoon
Moscow, Late 19th Century
2cm high x 5.5cm diameter
Beautifully ornate and superbly execu...
Category
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
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
Japanese Taisho Era Inaba Cloisonne Enamel Vase
Located in Queens, NY
A Japanese Taisho Period, 1912 to 1926, cloisonne enamel vase featuring a glossy dark blue ground and decorated with traditional polychrome pattern dep...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
A Fine Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase in style of early Namikawa Yasuyuki
Located in London, GB
A Lovely Edo Period Cloisonne Enamel Vase in style of early Namikawa Yasuyuki works.
Worked in gold wire and decorated in various coloured enam...
Category
Mid-19th Century Japanese Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
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
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
$1,687 Sale Price
20% Off
Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne Enamel Koro Tsukamoto Hikokichi
By Tsukamoto Hikokichi
Located in Newark, England
Silver Mounted
From our Japanese collection, we are thrilled to offer this Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Koro by Tsukamoto Hikokichi. The Cloisonne Enamel Koro of exceptional quality sh...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
Chinese Cloisonné Enamel Egg "Flying Drago" with Wood Stand, Early 20th Century
Located in Norton, MA
Presenting a beautiful Chinese cloisonné enamel egg depicting a dragon flying in the cloud of the sky with a wood stand, early 20th century.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
Rare Pair of Octagon Shaped Japanese Cloisonné Dragon and Flower Vases
Located in Queens, NY
A set of two Japanese vases, Meiji era, 1868 to 1912. Two high quality antique vases of an ovoid form tapering to the bottom and bearing a long neck tapering to the upper rim. The ex...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
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
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
Japanese Exceptional Satin Cloisonne Enamel Silver Vase
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
An exceptional vintage Japanese satin cloisonne vase decorated with a floral design believed to date from the early to mid-20th century. This exquisite vase is one of the finest we h...
Category
20th Century Other Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver
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
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
Antique Decorative Vase, French, Cloisonne, Baluster Urn, Victorian, circa 1880
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is an antique decorative vase. A French, cloisonné baluster urn, dating to the Victorian period of the late 19th century, circa 1880.
P...
Category
Late 19th Century French Victorian Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
High Quality Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase With Hydrangea's Hayas
Located in Queens, NY
A high quality antique Japanese late Meiji period enamel over brass vase. The vase has an amphora shaped body and a fluted neck. The ware is enam...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, 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
A Japanese Meiji Era Cloisonne Enamel Dragons and Ho Ho Bird Lobed Lidded Jar
Located in Queens, NY
An antique Japanese copper lidded jar with cloisonne enamel design. Late Meiji period, before 1912. Elongated lobulated shape with pronounced base. The piece is richly decorated with...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel, Copper
Antique Japanese Blue Flower Vase with Copper/ Cloissoné, 1950s
Located in Paris, FR
This is a blue flower vase made in Japan around 1950 in Showa era.
It is designed some flowers and butterflies.
This style made with copper is cal...
Category
1950s Japanese Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
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
Antique Bronze Vase Cloisonné Japan Meiji 19th Century Japanese
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Absolute top Quality vase with superb decoration of flowers
Cloisonné is a way of enamelling an object, (typically made of copper) whereby fine wires are used to delineate the dec...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
$1,441 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair Chinese Cloisonne Phoenix Zun Vases, Late Qing Dynasty, c. 1900, China
Located in Austin, TX
An impressive pair of Chinese cloisonne phoenix form zun vases, late Qing Dynasty, circa 1900, China.
The attractive and fantastic pair of red ground cloisonne vases in the form of ...
Category
Early 1900s Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Japanese Champlevé Cloisonné Square Copper Jardinière
Located in New York, NY
Antique champlevé cloisonné enamel on copper square jardinière. With bat designs on each side, they fly through the clouds and sky above the...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Japonisme Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
Pair Japanese Cloisonne Dragon and Phoenix Jardinieres, Meiji Period
Located in Austin, TX
A lovely pair of Japanese chakinseki, tea dust, cloisonne jardinieres, Meiji Period, circa 1900, Japan.
The jardinieres each with a squat globular body, short neck, and wide, everted mouth. The bodies decorated wide lappets of mottled puce featuring alternating dragons and phoenixes...
Category
Early 1900s Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Chinese Floral Cloisonné Enamel and Ormolu Vase for Islamic Market
Located in London, GB
Chinese Floral Cloisonné enamel and ormolu vase for Islamic Market
Chinese, early 20th century
Dimensions: Height 21cm, diameter 24cm
This beautifu...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
Antique Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Bud Vase with Butterflies
Located in Queens, NY
A high quality late 19th century Japanese bud vase featuring a globular body and a tall, everted neck. The vase is enameled with a polychrome image of b...
Category
Early 20th Century Japanese Meiji Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Russian vermeil and blue enamel vodka set
Located in London, GB
Russian vermeil and blue enamel vodka set
Russian, 20th Century
Decanter: Height 29cm, diameter 8cm
Cup: Height 8.5cm, diameter 4cm
This Russian drinking se...
Category
20th Century Russian Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
$6,726 / set
Japanese Pair Meiji Cloisonne Bottle Vases with Scattered Floral Designs
Located in Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire
A fine pair Japanese Meiji period cloisonne bottle shaped vases decorated with scattered floral patterns and dating between 1868 and 1912. The vases are lightly made standing on a fl...
Category
19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass
pair of Chinese cloisonné cover jars
Located in New York, NY
peach motif on blue ground
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Metal, Enamel
$2,800 / set
Antique Chinese Qing Dynasty 1644-1911 Enamel on Copper Cloisonne Plate Bowl
Located in Portland, OR
A fine antique Chinese Qing Dynasty (1644-1911) cloisonne shallow bowl, circa 1880.
The bowl is finely decorated with gold spiral cloisons on a black enamel ground, to the center is ...
Category
1880s Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, 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
$4,573 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Five-Tied Emperor Cloisonne Vase from the Republic Period
Located in San Diego, CA
Smooth finish Chinese cloisonne dragon (5 toed Emperor) vase, circa 1930s (Republic). The piece is 9" high in an attractive aqua blue finish w...
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
$675 Sale Price
28% Off
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
$432 Sale Price
20% Off
Early 19th Century Cloisonné Vase, China
Located in Epfach, DE
Beautiful cloisonné vase made in the beginning of the early 19th century in China.
Category
Early 20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Set of Eight Chinese Cloisonné Process Vases
Located in Chicago, IL
A decorative technique first adopted in China in the early Ming dynasty (1368-1644), cloisonné is achieved by outlining intricate patterns with thin strips of metal, which are then f...
Category
Late 20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Large Meiji Period Brass and Cloisonné Enamel Casket
Located in London, GB
A large Meiji period brass and cloisonné enamel casket
Japanese, Late 19th Century
Height 20cm, width 35.5cm, depth 22cm
This beautiful piece is a Japanese casket...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Japanese Cloisonne Totai Enamel Ceramic Jar Butterflies and Dragonflies
Located in Queens, 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
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
Rare Antique Meiji Japanese Cloisonne White Enamel Charger with Dancing Foo Dogs
Located in Queens, 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
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
$2,303 Sale Price
20% Off
Chinese Cloisonné Brass Vase
Located in Vienna, AT
Really beautiful brass vases.
Category
20th Century European Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass
Enamel Brass Vases Flowers and Butterflies Cloisonné́, Pair
Located in New York, NY
A beautiful pair of predominantly black, 'Emerald' green and orange, Asian cloisonné´ and brass vases, circa early to mid-20th century, Japan....
Category
20th Century Japanese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass
19th Century French Brass and Champleve Hand Vanity Mirror with Beveled Glass
Located in Dallas, TX
Crafted in France circa 1870, the colorful antique Louis XV hand mirror features elegant and intricate cloisonné decor throughout; it is further dresse...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Marble, Brass
Decorative Cloisonne Plate, China, 1980s Vintage Brass & Enamel Plate
Located in Bastogne, BE
Large Chinese plate depicting peonies and a bird in cloisonne technique. 1980s.
This vintage plate in blue and green will add elegance to your ...
Category
1980s Chinese Chinoiserie Vintage Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
Chinese Rose Quartz, Agate, and Nephrite Flower Model in a Cloisonné Enamel Pot
Located in London, GB
Chinese rose quartz, agate, and nephrite flower model in a cloisonné enamel pot
Chinese, 20th Century
Height 43cm, width 74cm, depth 27cm
This stunning flower model showcases the s...
Category
20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Agate, Multi-gemstone, Metal, Enamel
Midcentury Cloisonné Lidded Box, Käthe Ruckenbrod
Located in London, GB
Cloisonné lidded box attributed to jeweller Käthe Ruckenbrod (1905 - 1989). Germany, mid-20th century.
The box is rounded, smooth and tactile to to...
Category
Mid-20th Century German Mid-Century Modern Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper, Enamel
High Quality Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Plate Autumn Leaves Chrysanthemum F
Located in Queens, NY
A high quality antique Japanese, late Meiji era, enamel plate. The interior of the plate is adorned with a polychrome enamel image of a case with autumn leaves and Chrusantemum flowe...
Category
Late 19th Century Japanese Meiji Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Enamel
Mid 20th Century Chinese Cloisonne Snuff Bottle with Scoop
Located in Pomona, CA
This Chinese Cloisonne Master Snuff Bottle was hand crafted with beautiful phoenix motifs on both sides of the snuff bottle. A snuff bottle is a snuff container that can be easily ha...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Chinese Export Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Copper
$346 Sale Price
30% Off
Two Russian Silver Gilt and Cloisonné Enamel Easter Eggs on Stands
Located in London, GB
Two Russian silver gilt and cloisonné enamel Easter eggs on stands
Russian, 20th Century
Height 9.5cm, diameter 5cm
The two silver gilt and cloisonné enamel eggs showcase Russi...
Category
20th Century Russian Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Large Russian Silver Kovsch with Cloisonné Enamel Decoration
Located in London, GB
Large Russian silver kovsch with cloisonné enamel decoration
Russian, 20th Century
Height 13cm, width 31cm, depth 16cm
This silver kovsch is decorated in high relief with the cl...
Category
20th Century Russian Baltic Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Silver, Enamel
Mirrored Pair of Chinese Cloisonne Vases with Dragon Motif
Located in San Diego, CA
A nice mirrored pair of Chinese cloisonne vases with dragon motif, circa 1960s. The vases are in very good condition with no dings or dents and measure 5.25"D x 12"H. Striking bright white background and detail on this beautiful pair of vintage vases...
Category
Mid-20th Century Chinese Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Brass, Enamel
$680 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Chinese Qing "Goose" Cloisonné Bronze Wine Ewer
Located in Kastrup, DK
A Chinese wine wessel crafted in dark-patinated bronze, shaped as an elegant goose with a gracefully curved neck.
The ewer is adorned with high-quality cloisonné work, featuring inla...
Category
Mid-18th Century Chinese Qing Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Bronze, Enamel
19th Century French Brass & Champleve Cross with Holy Water Font on White Marble
Located in Dallas, TX
Enhance a devotional space with this colorful antique French holy water font, crafted circa 1880. Set against a white marble cross-shaped base, the centerpiece features a champlevé e...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Cloissoné Furniture
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Marble, Brass
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.