Cloisonne is an enamelling technique in which the pattern is formed by wires soldered to the surface of the object to be decorated, which is usually made from copper, forming cells or cloisons, each of which holds a single colour of enamel paste which is then fired, and ground and polished.

The champleve technique also uses an enamelling technique, but the cells are formed by carving into the surface ot the object, or in the casting.

The cloisonne technique has been in use since the 12th century BC in the west, but the technique did not reach China until the 13th or 14th century. It became popular in China in the 18th century. Initially bronze or brass bodies were used, and in the 19th century copper, at which time the quality of th eitems produced began to decline.

Chinese cloisonné is the best known enamel cloisonné, though the Japanese produced more...

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A yellow field cloisonne vase featuring peacock, height 13 cm

A yellow field cloisonne vase featuring peacock, height 13 cm

A Japanese cloisonne blue ground vase featuring cranes and…

A Japanese cloisonne blue ground vase featuring cranes and daisies, height 30.5 cm

Pair of Japanese cloisonne vases, navy ground, with floral…

Pair of Japanese cloisonne vases, navy ground, with floral motifs, unidentified makers marks (2), height 12.5 cm. Provenance: Private Collection, Melbourne

A Japanese blue toned cloisonne crane decorated vase, height 28…

A Japanese blue toned cloisonne crane decorated vase, height 28 cm

A Japanese cloisonne sky blue ground geometric vase, height 26…

A Japanese cloisonne sky blue ground geometric vase, height 26 cm

Pair of cloisonne vases, bird & flower decorated, on a teal…

Pair of cloisonne vases, bird & flower decorated, on a teal toned ground, (some small spots of enamel missing), height 37 cm

A pair of Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel vases with…

Meiji Cloisonne Enamel Vases with Flower and Bird Design

A pair of Japanese Meiji period cloisonne enamel vases with flower and bird, height 21 cm, diameter 8.5 cm

A large cloisonne enamel vase, early 20th century, decorated…

A large cloisonne enamel vase, early 20th century, decorated with dragon and phoenix lappets between formal borders, 61 cm high

Japanese cloisonne vase. A fine Japanese Meiji period cloisonne…

Japanese cloisonne vase. A fine Japanese Meiji period cloisonne squat vase. Having a double wall neck and top, trees and birds decoration and upper and lower borders. Height 11.5 cm

Wonderful pair of Japanese cloisonne on porcelain vases, of…

Wonderful pair of Japanese cloisonne on porcelain vases, of ovoid form, beautifully decorated with raised images of eagles in porcelain, surrounded by a cloisonne scene of trees, flowers and sparrows, in tones of blue, brown, red, pink, green, brown and…

A cloisonne vase decorated with yellow flowers on black ground,…

A cloisonne vase decorated with yellow flowers on black ground, height 21 cm

Japanese purple ground cloisonne vase, height 16.5 cm

Japanese purple ground cloisonne vase, height 16.5 cm

A large cloisonne vase decorated with flowers and birds on…

A large cloisonne vase decorated with flowers and birds on turquoise ground, height 36 cm

A pair of small cloisonne vases decorated with flowers, height…

A pair of small cloisonne vases decorated with flowers, height 12.5 cm

A small cloisonne vase decorated with bloomed tree, height 12 cm

A small cloisonne vase decorated with bloomed tree, height 12 cm

A pair of green Japanese cloisonne vases depicting flowers and…

A pair of green Japanese cloisonne vases depicting flowers and birds, height 31 cm