Artist signed Japanese cloisonne vase

Japanese: Enamel: Cloisonne Pre 1920: item #723462

This is a nicely executed, artist signed cloisonne vase with a subtle color palette. There is a small ding on the silver rim with some minor cracks under it. The cracks do not extend beyond the neck of the vase. It measures 4" x 3.25" and dates about 1920.

Japanese cloisonne plaque with birds and flowers

Japanese: Enamel: Cloisonne Pre 1920: item #720975

This pretty plaque measures 14" x 10" including the frame and the frame border is 1.5". We have not unscrewed the wooden mounts in the back to see if it is signed. There are some surface scratches and original pitting, but there does not appear to be any chips in the enamel. This item dates about 1920.

Japanese Cloisonne Box with Mandarin Ducks

Japanese: Enamel: Cloisonne Pre 1960: item #706916

A nicely enameled Japanese cloisonne box with a raised design (moriage) of Mandarin ducks. This box dates from the 1960s to the 1980s and was probably made by the Inaba Company of Kyoto, Japan. The mark at the bottom is not the maker’s mark; it is probably the mark of the retail or outlet store. The dimensions are 5 1/2 inches x 4 inches x 1 1/2 (a bit shorter) inches.

Japanese Ginbari Cloisonne Vase with Chrysanthemums

Japanese: Enamel: Cloisonne Pre 1920: item #699992

Beautiful Japanese ginbari cloisonne vase. At 9 1/2", this is an unusually large and desirable example among the same group. It probably dates from the Meiji period (1868-1912) when the art of Japanese cloisonné enamels reached its highest point. Technological improvements enabled artists to create wonderful examples, including one of the most desirable techniques called "ginbari" (silver foil foundation) shippo as you see it here. ... Click for details

Japanese Cloisonne Red Beaker Vase by Ando

Japanese: Enamel: Cloisonne Pre 1970: item #699981

A stylish cloisonné (shippo) beaker vase by Ando, 10” in height, circa 1950 – 1970. It has the original box with a pamphlet issued by the Ando Cloisonne Company, the leading cloisonné company in Japan. The note briefly introduces the company, how their cloisonné are made (with photos) and a photo of the very famous enameled mirror discovered in *Shoso-in.

*The Shoso-in was originally the storehouse of the Toda... Click for details

Fine Japanese Cloisonne Vase w/ Underglaze Foil Design

Japanese: Enamel: Cloisonne Pre 1900: item #697752
R202

19th Century Japanese Cloisonné Vase of the highest quality in the style of Ando (one of the most famous Cloisonné masters whose works fetch the heights prices). This vase is a masterwork, set in silver wire featuring multicolored flowers, foliage, branches, and birds. On a rich dark emerald green glaze with foil inlay in a design of bamboo trees. This exceptional Cloisonné is a gorgeous addition for the finest collection. 12.5 inches (32 cm) tall. Excellent Condition. From a prominent and wide... Click for details

Rare Japanese Cloisonne Sculpture, Circus Elephant Jar

Japanese: Enamel: Cloisonne Pre 1910: item #697210
R153

Japanese Cloisonné Elephant Jar. This is a wonderful, charming figure and is an unusual fine example that is a joy to behold. In a circus pose with elaborate fittings. 11.5 inches, 29 cm tall. Excellent Condition. From a prominent and widely exhibited collection.

A Rare Early Japanese Cloisonné Kogo, Kaji Tsunekichi

Japanese: Enamel: Cloisonne Pre 1900: item #694589
3756

AN EARLY JAPANESE CLOISONNE KOGO ATTRIBUTED TO KAJI TSUNEKICHI, 1803~1883.

Kaji Tsunekichi of Nagoya is considered to be responsible for the reinvention of cloisonné in Japan and began his attempts to make cloisonné in 1830. According to Brinkley ( Japan, Its History, Arts, and Literature: Pictorial and Applied Arts, 1902) Kaji Tsunekichi made the first piece of cloisonné that was meant to stand alone. In 1850 he wa... Click for details

Japanese Inaba Cloisonne Enamel Table Screen

Japanese: Enamel: Cloisonne Pre 1960: item #688634
8-077

This superb miniature four-panel cloisonné table screen is meticulously decorated with pheasants and birds amid a variety of flowering trees and plants along a stream, all on a rich black enamel ground. Stamped on the back with the “Inaba” trademark and “Made in Japan,” it dates to the mid-20th century. Each panel is bordered with brass, and each rectangular base has an additional brass border within which are yellow and white cloisonne “karahana” flowers on a wired green cloisonné ground. It is... Click for details

An early Meiji Cloisonne Charger – Flowered all Over

Japanese: Enamel: Cloisonne Pre 1900: item #687189
ICHI 329

This is a beautiful and quite early Japanese cloisonne charger decorated with karakusa vines interspersed with a profusion of stylized flowers and butterflies in four central overlapping reserves – one of which is in the shape of a sand dollar. The ground is a soft medium blue and shows the pitting that marks the early Japanese cloisonne before they learned to use the wide-open spaces and highly polished surfaces. The back of the footed charger is the same lovely medium blue enclosed in scores o... Click for details