CLOISONNE IS A method of decorating metal with enameling. The art is predominately Asian and has been practiced continuously, except during war years, since the sixteenth century — that’s 500 years.

Cloisonne is an art technique that features complex patterns, complicated manufacturing procedures, and a gleaming glaze. It is a cultural convergence of the East and the West and is now one of ...

As a painter, Le Ann Gehring-Ryan always wonders how she can take her work to the next level. A longtime jewelry artisan, she discovered an art form that combined her two worlds, cloisonné enamel. The ...

Oris has selected the Monkey King Sun Wukong to be the subject of its first ever watch with a cloisonné enamel dial. More precisely, the handcrafted dial depicts a scene from the 1961 animated film ...

A tiny vase purchased from a U.K. thrift store for £2.50 ($3.20) by an eagle-eyed couple turned out to be a rare Japanese artifact that could sell for more than £10,000 ($13,000) when it heads to ...

Xiong Songtao's studio is one of the country's five only places to produce enamel dials.Photo provided to China Daily In a village in Huoxian town, a one-hour drive from downtown Beijing, there is an ...

For years I've been fascinated by your work and how it's accomplished. What exactly is cloisonne enamel? Enamel is the process of baking powdered glass onto base metal like copper, silver or gold.

Metalwork has been decorated using the cloisonne technique for centuries in both Asia and Europe. Objects of many kinds, such as vases, plates, bowls and pendants for jewelry, as well as great ...

Cloisonne remains one of the most mysterious and least understood forms of Chinese decorative art. For centuries, the intricate and colorful patterns were the exclusive preserve of imperial families ...

On January 28, Christie’s in London will auction a large Japanese cloisonné enamel charger as part of its “Christie’s Interiors” sale. Cloisonné is an enamel technique in which metal wires are welded ...

The new exhibition All That Glitters: Chinese Cloisonne as a Gift from Robert Chang's Collection at the Shanghai Museum. [Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The new exhibition All That Glitters: ...

The ultimate writing desk accessory, made at the Fabergé workshops in Russia, probably for a member of the Imperial family or nobility, will be auctioned at a stamp sale in London this week. The ...