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 Japanese cloisonne vase, red ground with floral decoration.…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Floral Design (8 words)

A Japanese cloisonne vase, red ground with floral decoration. Height 32 cm

A fine antique Japanese cloisonne stemmed vase, Meiji period,…

Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Vase: Antique Elegance, 15cm High

A fine antique Japanese cloisonne stemmed vase, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, 15 cm high

Japanese wireless cloisonne vase of slender tapering form with…

Japanese Wireless Cloisonne Vase with Butterfly Decoration

Japanese wireless cloisonne vase of slender tapering form with silvered rim and base, decorated with 2 butterflies on a green ground, 21 cm high

Japanese cloisonne vase with painting of mount Fuji on an apple…

Mount Fuji Cloisonne Vase

Japanese cloisonne vase with painting of mount Fuji on an apple green ground. Height 15.5 cm

Quality cloisonne Oriental vase

Exquisite Oriental Cloisonne Vase

Quality cloisonne Oriental vase

Oriental cloisonne and champleve large vase

Large Oriental Cloisonne Champleve Vase

Oriental cloisonne and champleve large vase

A small fine quality Japanese cloisonne vase, inverted baluster…

Japanese Cloisonne Crane and Bamboo Vase

A small fine quality Japanese cloisonne vase, inverted baluster form, decorated with cranes in front of a bamboo grove, on cobalt blue ground. Height 14 cm

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

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

A pair of Japanese cloisonne black ground vases decorated with…

Japanese Cloisonne Crane Vases, 19cm

A pair of Japanese cloisonne black ground vases decorated with cranes, height 19 cm

A Japanese cloisonne vase with black field on a floral motif,…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Floral Motif (31 cm)

A Japanese cloisonne vase with black field on a floral motif, height 31 cm

Japanese cloisonne red ground cherry blossom vase heavily and…

Red Cherry Blossom Cloisonne Vase - 19cm Height

Japanese cloisonne red ground cherry blossom vase heavily and beautifully decorated red cloisonne vase with white enamelled cherry blossom tree covering the mid section, height 19 cm

Early 20th century Satsuma Mei Ping vase with fine cloisonne…

Satsuma Cloisonne Mei Ping Vase with Blossom Decoration

Early 20th century Satsuma Mei Ping vase with fine cloisonne blossom applied decoration on olive green ground, 16 cm height (hairline crack to base)

Pair of good large Japanese cloisonne vases, with flower and…

Large Japanese Cloisonne Vases with Butterfly and Flower Design

Pair of good large Japanese cloisonne vases, with flower and butterfly decorations, on carved timber stand, height 22 cm approx (no stand)

A Japanese cloisonne silver wire enamel vase, mid 20th century.…

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Flowers on Green Ground

A Japanese cloisonne silver wire enamel vase, mid 20th century. Depicting flowers against a pale light green ground. Height 21.5 cm

A Japanese cloisonne enamel vase. Late Meiji period. Decorated…

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Chrysanthemum Vase

A Japanese cloisonne enamel vase. Late Meiji period. Decorated with chrysanthemums against a blue ground. Height 12.5 cm

Large vintage Japanese cloisonne vase with floral decoration.…

Vintage Japanese Cloisonne Floral Vase (72cm)

Large vintage Japanese cloisonne vase with floral decoration. Height 72 cm approx

A Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, late Meiji period (1868-1912)…

Meiji Cloisonne Vase with Cranes & Flowers

A Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, late Meiji period (1868-1912) depicting cranes and flowering plants against a blue ground. Height 18.3 cm

A Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, mid 20th century. The vase…

Mid-Century Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Chrysanthemum Vase

A Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, mid 20th century. The vase has silver wire construction depicting chrysanthemums and green foliage against a yellow ground. Height 24.5 cm

A good pair of cloisonne vases on timber stands, 41 cm high

Cloisonne Vases on Timber Stands - 41cm High

A good pair of cloisonne vases on timber stands, 41 cm high

Pair Japanese cloisonne vases blossom decorated on yellow…

Japanese Blossom Cloisonne Vases on Yellow Ground

Pair Japanese cloisonne vases blossom decorated on yellow ground, height 19 cm each.

A small Japanese cloisonne enamel vase the vase decorated with…

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Flower Panels

A small Japanese cloisonne enamel vase the vase decorated with two panels decorated with flowers, upon an ultra marine ground. Taisho period. Height: 12.2 cm

Rare shape and finely worked cloisonne vase, powered blue…

Blue Cloisonne Vase with Wheat and Butterflies

Rare shape and finely worked cloisonne vase, powered blue ground wheat and butterflies, approx. 30 cm high

Pair of antique cloisonne vases with gilt metal mounts, 20.5 cm…

Antique Cloisonne Vases with Gilt Metal Mounts (Pair)

Pair of antique cloisonne vases with gilt metal mounts, 20.5 cm high.(2)

A pair of antique Japanese cloisonne vases decorated with…

Meiji Era Japanese Cloisonne Vases: Cockerels & Wisteria Decoration

A pair of antique Japanese cloisonne vases decorated with cockerels and wisteria, Meiji period, 19th century, 30 cm high

Japanese cloisonne vase decorated with floral scene on blue…

Meiji Floral Cloisonne Vase - 18cm

Japanese cloisonne vase decorated with floral scene on blue black ground, Meiji period, early 20th century, 18 cm high

A Japanese pigeon blood cloisonne vase early to mid 20th…

Japanese Pigeon Blood Cloisonne Vase, Mid-20th Century

A Japanese pigeon blood cloisonne vase early to mid 20th century, ?19 cm high

An early Meiji period Japanese cloisonne vase depicts birds and…

Meiji Japanese cloisonne vase with birds and flowers

An early Meiji period Japanese cloisonne vase depicts birds and flowers on two panels Against a dark ground, height 25 cm

An antique cloisonne vase, the baluster brass vase with a…

Teal Cloisonne Flower Vase - 24.5cm Height

An antique cloisonne vase, the baluster brass vase with a waisted neck, decorated throughout with flowers and tendrils in colours upon a teal ground, height 24.5 cm

A fine cloisonne vase decorated with numerous butterflies and…

Butterfly and Flower Cloisonne Vase

A fine cloisonne vase decorated with numerous butterflies and flowers, late 19th century. 25.5 cm

A Japanese cloisonne blue ground vase featuring cranes and…

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

Korean solid silver vase, highly decorated cloisonne enameled…

Korean Cloisonne Silver Vase with Grape and Vine Decoration

Korean solid silver vase, highly decorated cloisonne enameled with grapes and vines. Signed to base, height 20 cm

An early cloisonne enamel baluster vase with peony on yellow…

Yellow Peony Cloisonne Vase, 17cm Height

An early cloisonne enamel baluster vase with peony on yellow ground, height 17 cm

Three Japanese cloisonne vases, Meiji period (1868-1912), each…

Meiji Period Cloisonne Flower Vases (Set of 3)

Three Japanese cloisonne vases, Meiji period (1868-1912), each decorated with flowers against coloured grounds, the tallest marked to base, the tallest 15.25 cm high, 6 cm diameter

Pair boxed vintage Japanese cloisonne vases, each with birds in…

Vintage Japanese Cloisonne Bird Vases with Stands

Pair boxed vintage Japanese cloisonne vases, each with birds in flowers decoration, on black ground, on fitted stands. Height 16 cm (each vase).

Pair of early Japanese cloisonne vases decorated with flora and…

Japanese Cloisonne Vases with Flora and Butterflies

Pair of early Japanese cloisonne vases decorated with flora and butterflies, 31 cm high approx

Japanese cloisonne pair of vases decorated with flowers on a…

Japanese Cloisonne Vases with Flower Decoration on Yellow Ground

Japanese cloisonne pair of vases decorated with flowers on a yellow ground on carved timber stands. Height including stands 20 cm

A pair of Japanese cloisonne vases, decorated with…

Japanese Chrysanthemum Cloisonne Vases

A pair of Japanese cloisonne vases, decorated with chrysanthemums in purple and pink on a turquoise ground. Height 15 cm. Provenance: The Flower Family Collection.

A Japanese silver rim cloisonne vase by Sato early to mid 20th…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase by Sato, 20th Century

A Japanese silver rim cloisonne vase by Sato early to mid 20th century stamped with sato markers mark height 18.2 cm

Early Japanese cloisonne vase bird and blossom decoration on…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Bird and Blossom Decoration

Early Japanese cloisonne vase bird and blossom decoration on blue ground, on carved wood stand, height 34 cm total.

Large cloisonne style baluster form vase, flower decoration, 75…

Flower-Adorned Baluster Vase - 75cm Height

Large cloisonne style baluster form vase, flower decoration, 75 cm high

Japanese cloisonne vase, of baluster form leading to a short…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Flying Cranes

Japanese cloisonne vase, of baluster form leading to a short flaring lip, decorated with five cranes in flight on a rich dark green ground, the rim and foot with silvered metal capping, height 16 cm

Japanese petit cloisonne enamel vase, with short neck above an…

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Blossoming Tree Design

Japanese petit cloisonne enamel vase, with short neck above an ovoid body, decorated with blossoming tree, in tones of white, green and purple on a cobalt ground, height 9.5 cm

Large Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, with spreading lip above…

Japanese Stork Cloisonne Enamel Vase

Large Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, with spreading lip above a tapering body, decorated with a flock of storks in flight, in tones of white and grey on a black ground, height 32 cm

A small Japanese cloisonne vase with a dark blue background…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Flowers and Birds

A small Japanese cloisonne vase with a dark blue background decorated with flowers & birds. 20th century. 9.5 cm high

Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, decorated with chrysanthemums…

Chrysanthemum Cloisonné Vase

Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, decorated with chrysanthemums on a red background, 20th century, 25 cm (height)

3 pieces Japanese blue cloisonne. Pair of vases with scenes of…

Japanese Blue Cloisonne Vases and Plate

3 pieces Japanese blue cloisonne. Pair of vases with scenes of cranes and matching plate with scene of Mount Fuji. Vase height 31 cm and platter diameter 32 cm

A fine old miniature cloisonne on silver vase, hexagonal ovoid…

Hexagonal Cloisonne Miniature Vase with Seasonal Floral Design

A fine old miniature cloisonne on silver vase, hexagonal ovoid shape with slender neck, decorated with pale jade coloured panels of seasonal flowering plants and a sika deer, on a black ground with polychrome designs to the neck, shoulder and foot.…

Japanese cloisonne floral vase on a green ground, with a silver…

Japanese Cloisonne Floral Vase with Silver Trim

Japanese cloisonne floral vase on a green ground, with a silver rimmed base & top. condition good to fair, slight star crack to base, dent to the silver. Height 24.5 cm

A pair of Japanese cloisonne vases, birds, chrysanthemums and…

Japanese Cloisonne Vases with Birds and Flowers

A pair of Japanese cloisonne vases, birds, chrysanthemums and peony roses on a cobalt blue ground with the base and top borders of geometric forms. Height 30 cm

A Japanese cloisonne enamel, silver wire vase, mid 20th century.…

Japanese Cloisonne Orchid Vase, Mid 20th Century

A Japanese cloisonne enamel, silver wire vase, mid 20th century. Decorated with a flowering orchid against a green ground. Height 24.5 cm

A Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, mid 20th century silver wire…

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Rose Bushes

A Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, mid 20th century silver wire construction depicting rose bushes against a light green ground. Height 21.5 cm

Japanese cloisonne vase 19th century finely decorated vase…

19th Century Japanese Cloisonne Butterfly Vase

Japanese cloisonne vase 19th century finely decorated vase depicting butterfly and floral garden scenes. Height 28 cm. Slight Af.

A red cloisonne vase 30.5 cm

30.5 cm Red Cloisonne Vase

A red cloisonne vase 30.5 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

Very large cloisonne vase, with enamelled floral decoration,…

Enamelled Floral Cloisonne Vase with Repairs

Very large cloisonne vase, with enamelled floral decoration, old repair to shoulder & damage to rim, 72 cm high approx

A large Champleve bronze vase, the front and reverse with a…

Champleve Bronze Vase with Cloisonne Enamel Cranes

A large Champleve bronze vase, the front and reverse with a panel in cloisonne enamel on a gilt ground, 20th century, of red crested cranes, decorated in a continuous scroll pattern in champleve in elaborate stylized lotus scrolls with flower heads and…

Good Japanese cloisonne table vase, well decorated with…

Japanese Blossom Cloisonne Vase - 25cm Height

Good Japanese cloisonne table vase, well decorated with blossoms on pale blue ground, height 25 cm

A Japanese cloisonne vase, circa 1920. On a green ground…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Chrysanthemum Decoration

A Japanese cloisonne vase, circa 1920. On a green ground decorated with chrysanthemum and blossoms. 25 cm high

A good Japanese Meiji period fat bodied cloisonne vase with…

Meiji Cloisonne Dragon Vase

A good Japanese Meiji period fat bodied cloisonne vase with encircling dragons in a cloudy sky and floral border. Minor rim dent. Height 24 cm

Handsome Japanese cloisonne vase, of baluster form, decorated…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Flowers and Butterflies

Handsome Japanese cloisonne vase, of baluster form, decorated with two reserves containing flowers, foliage and butterflies, with the other containing flowers, foliage and birds, with boarders of flowers and insects, height 33 cm

A Japanese pigeon blood cloisonne vase with floral decoration,…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Floral Decor, 20th Century, 26cm

A Japanese pigeon blood cloisonne vase with floral decoration, in original timber box, 20th century, 26 cm high

An antique Japanese cloisonne phoenix vase on yellow ground,…

Meiji Period Japanese Cloisonne Phoenix Vase on Yellow Ground

An antique Japanese cloisonne phoenix vase on yellow ground, Meiji period, 19th century, seal mark to base, 15.5 cm high

A refined Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, Meiji period,…

Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Baluster Vase

A refined Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, Meiji period, 1868-1912, an elegant small baluster vase with a slender neck, finely decorated with alternating ho ho birds and dragons in colours to ferrous red lappets upon an indigo ground below chevron and…

Pair of antique Japanese cloisonne vases, of lobed baluster…

Antique Japanese Cloisonne Vases, Lobed Baluster Shape, 20cm x 10cm

Pair of antique Japanese cloisonne vases, of lobed baluster shape, each 20 cm x 10 cm (2)

A pair of Japanese cloisonne vases with flower and bird design,…

Meiji Cloisonne Vases with Flower and Bird Design

A pair of Japanese cloisonne vases with flower and bird design, Meiji period, early 20th century. 32 cm high

A fine quality Japanese basse-taille cloisonne vase, of…

Japanese Cloisonne Prunus Blossom Vase on Stand

A fine quality Japanese basse-taille cloisonne vase, of baluster shape decorated with prunus blossom. Height on fitted wood stand 30 cm

Fine Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, with a narrow neck and…

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase with Floral and Avian Motifs

Fine Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, with a narrow neck and ovoid body, decorated with flowers and birds, in tones of green, white and pink on a green ground, height 18 cm

Large Japanese cloisonne vase, with short neck above an ovoid…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Floral Motifs

Large Japanese cloisonne vase, with short neck above an ovoid body, decorated with floral mons and sprays of flowers on a scrolled foliate ground, in tones of pink, brown, red, yellow and white on a cobalt ground, height 31 cm

Pair of Japanese porcelain spill vases with cloisonne

Japanese porcelain cloisonne spill vases

Pair of Japanese porcelain spill vases with cloisonne

Cloisonne & sterling silver vase, 10.5 cm high

Sterling Cloisonne Vase, 10.5 cm

Cloisonne & sterling silver vase, 10.5 cm high

A cloisonne vase. Meiji period (1868-1911). Bulbous form, with…

Meiji Cloisonne Vase with Bird Motif

A cloisonne vase. Meiji period (1868-1911). Bulbous form, with a flared neck, pink with birds in flight. 33 cm high

An unusual Japanese cloisonne cylinder vase featuring blue…

Unusual Japanese Cloisonne Cylinder Vase with Blue Flowers

An unusual Japanese cloisonne cylinder vase featuring blue flowers on a mustard ground, signed to base, height 19 cm

A Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, c.1950's decorated with…

Japanese Cloisonne Crane Vase, 1950s

A Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, c.1950's decorated with cranes height 24.4 cm

A Japanese cloisonne enamel vase mid 20th century; by Sato. The…

Japanese Cloisonne Enamel Vase by Sato

A Japanese cloisonne enamel vase mid 20th century; by Sato. The vase is decorated depicting flowers and foliage against a red enamel ground. Signed with SATO mark to base. Height 24.5 cm

A cloisonne 'Flowers and swallow' vase, China, mid 20th century,…

Mid-century Chinese Cloisonne Vase with Flowers and Swallow

A cloisonne 'Flowers and swallow' vase, China, mid 20th century, of balustre form with gilded shoulder, rim and interior, 23 cm high

A Japanese green ground cloisonne vase, Showa period, 20th…

Japanese Green Cloisonne Vase, Showa Period, 20th Century

A Japanese green ground cloisonne vase, Showa period, 20th century. 18 cm high

A rare Meiji period square tapered cloisonne vase by Miyazaki,…

Rare Meiji Period Cloisonné Vase: Daisy Flowers on Black

A rare Meiji period square tapered cloisonne vase by Miyazaki, decorated all over with sprays of daisy like flowers in white with gilt stalks and leaves on a black ground. Signed in reserve, height 15.5 cm

A bottle shaped Japanese 'Tree Bark' cloisonne enamel and…

Japanese Tree Bark Cloisonne Vase with Birds and Foliage

A bottle shaped Japanese 'Tree Bark' cloisonne enamel and porcelain vase depicting birds and foliage, with an enamelled recessed ground representing carved wood. With character marks to base, a signed item, Meiji period. Height: 33.3 cm

Pair Japanese cloisonne vases. Bird & blossom decoration on…

Japanese Cloisonne Vases with Bird and Blossom Decoration

Pair Japanese cloisonne vases. Bird & blossom decoration on blue & green grounds. Height 27 cm (each)

A pair of cloisonne vases, the largest decorated with…

Chrysanthemum Cloisonne Vases - 42cm

A pair of cloisonne vases, the largest decorated with chrysanthemums on a pink ground. 42 cm high.

Cloisonne porcelain shoulder vase, approx 31 cm high

31cm Cloisonne Porcelain Shoulder Vase

Cloisonne porcelain shoulder vase, approx 31 cm high

Large Japanese cloisonne vase, with waisted neck above a…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Floral and Animal Motifs

Large Japanese cloisonne vase, with waisted neck above a tapering body, decorated with reserves of flowers, eagles and dragons, in rich tones of brown, green, blue, red and pink on a speckled ground, height 25 cm

Japanese cloisonne vase. Baluster form with pale green ground &…

Japanese Cherry Blossom Cloisonne Vase

Japanese cloisonne vase. Baluster form with pale green ground & decoration of cherry blossoms & chrysanthemums. Height 31 cm

Cloisonne vases, a large and impressive pair of black ground…

Black Cloisonne Chrysanthemum Vases on Wooden Bases

Cloisonne vases, a large and impressive pair of black ground mantle vases with chrysanthemums on carved wooden bases

A Japanese Ota cloisonne vase, Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa…

Japanese Ota Cloisonne Vase with Pheasants and Waterfall

A Japanese Ota cloisonne vase, Taisho (1912-1926) or Showa period (1926-1989), circa 1920-30s, of baluster form with a pale grey ground, decorated with pheasants by a waterfall, marked Ota Toshiro. 24.5 cm high, 12.5 cm diameter

A Japanese cloisonne vase. On a yellow ground with rose motif.…

Japanese Rose Cloisonne Vase, 24.5 cm High

A Japanese cloisonne vase. On a yellow ground with rose motif. 24.5 cm high

A pair of large Enamalled cloisonne vases featuring birds and…

Enamelled Cloisonne Vases with Birds and Flowers

A pair of large Enamalled cloisonne vases featuring birds and flowers, height 31 cm

A fine pair of Japanese cloisonne vases, Taisho/Early Showa…

Japanese Cloisonne Cherry Blossom Vases with Silver Rims

A fine pair of Japanese cloisonne vases, Taisho/Early Showa period, of globular form, decorated with blossoming cherry branches against a bright yellow ground. Silver rims, marked jungin to base, 9 cm high, 8.5 cm wide each

A pair of Meiping cloisonne vases, each depicting cherry…

Cherry Blossom Cloisonne Vases - 39cm High

A pair of Meiping cloisonne vases, each depicting cherry blossom in flower on a black ground, 39 cm high

Japanese cloisonne vase decorated with dragons and exotic birds.…

Dragon and Bird Cloisonne Vase

Japanese cloisonne vase decorated with dragons and exotic birds. Height 20 cm

Pair of silver rimmed cloisonne vases stamped SILVER to base

Silver Rimmed Cloisonne Vases with Stamped Base

Pair of silver rimmed cloisonne vases stamped SILVER to base

A cloisonne vase, 20th century, of archaic bronze form,…

Colorful Cloisonne Vase with Birds and Flowers

A cloisonne vase, 20th century, of archaic bronze form, decorated in colours with birds on flowering branches and stylised floral sprays, 31.5 cm high

A Japanese Plique-a-jour cloisonne vase with, carved stand.…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Bird and Foliage

A Japanese Plique-a-jour cloisonne vase with, carved stand. Depicting bird amongst foliage, signed mark to base, note: AF damage to upper rim. Height 15 cm (without stand)

Pair Japanese cloisonne ovoid vases decorated with geese in…

"Geese in Flight" Cloisonne Vases with Stands

Pair Japanese cloisonne ovoid vases decorated with geese in flight on hardwood stands

A pair of green Japanese cloisonne vases depicting flowers and…

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

A Japanese cloisonne vase with blossom decoration on black…

A Japanese cloisonne vase with blossom decoration on black ground, Meiji period, 19th/20th century, 12 cm high, 14.5 cm high with stand