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Cloisonné  is an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects. In recent centuries, vitreous enamel has been used, and inlays of cut gemstones, glass and other materials were also used during older periods. The resulting objects can also be called cloisonné. The decoration is formed by first adding compartments to the metal object by soldering or affixing silver or gold wires or thin strips placed on their edges. These remain visible in the finished piece, separating the different compartments of the enamel or inlays, which are often of several colors. Cloisonné enamel objects are worked on with enamel powder made into a paste, which then needs to be fired in a kiln,More info:wiki

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#10     Pair of Cloisonné Fluted Vases,More info:anticstore

 

#9       A shallow cloisonné enamel bowl. 19th century,More info:lempertz

A shallow cloisonné enamel bowl. 19th century

With an inverted rim displaying fish and crabs amidst waves surrounding a turtle with the character “a” on its back, and red and black dragons amidst clouds to the outside, all on a blue ground, at the base a flower-filled hexagon pattern. Minor loss of enamel to the inside of the rim.

#8        A pair of cloisonné vases, Qing dynasty,More info:bukowskis

 

#7        A LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BASIN ,More info:christies

A LARGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL BASIN
LATE MING DYNASTY, LATE 16TH-17TH CENTURY
The bottom of the interior is decorated with a scene of Xi Wangmu, the Daoist Queen Mother of the West, and attendants floating on multicolored clouds above her palace in the Kunlun Park, below a band of lotus scroll in the well that is repeated on the exterior. The flat, everted rim is decorated with five shaped cartouches of flowers on a diaper ground.
21¼ in. (54 cm.) diam.

#6       The traditional art of Chinese Cloisonné Enamel,More info:digitaljournal

 

#5       Posts Tagged ‘cloisonné’,More info:rubell.wordpress

 

#4        Blue and Gold Vintage Cloisonné Bracelet,More info:vintageclothes

 

#3       ORANGE CLOISONNÉ ENAMEL PENDANT,More info:royaljewellerystudio

 

#2       File:Cloisonné melon-shaped planter from China.JPG,More info:wikimedia

 

#1       A cloisonné enamel panel. 17th century,More info:lempertz

A cloisonné enamel panel. 17th century

A cloisonné enamel panel displaying a mountainous landscape with Yu Boya playing the qin for Zhong Ziqi sitting on a platform by the shore and Liu Chen and Ruan Zhao with a hoe and a bundle of scrolls respectively, cranes flying above water and a waterfall. 17th century.
31.3 x 50.2 cm.

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