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This is an attractive pair of vases in a familar shade of blue. The main decoration is a floral array […]

This lovely plate shows a different aspect of ceramic cloisonne.   It has a simple floral pattern at the centre […]

The main decoration on this pair of vases are the butterflies. That said, the contrasting colour scheme of the background […]

This attractive little jar has the same Kinkozan workshop mark 錦光山 seen earlier on object 52. It is a lovely […]

As the number of Japanese cloisonne objects covered by this website grows there are more and more ‘collections’. That is, […]

In the early stages of cloisonne production in Nagoya 名​古​屋 a ceramic base was commonly used. This object is of […]

This lovely large six sided vase provides lots of scope for attractive design.  Birds race up and down within a […]

This attractive small four lobed vase is covered with lovely details. There are two main panel decorations each repeated twice. […]

This little jug is covered with lots of roundels and other interesting designs. Four of the roundels are surrounded by […]

This attractive vase has a very different look from any seen earlier on this site. It is another that immediately […]

Often when we see a design with a phoenix or houou bird it is combined with a dragon. In some […]

Ceramic cloisonne has a particular beauty.  It is easy to see why it would be popular with buyers, and it […]

This is the second large dragon and phoenix vase (18” or approx 46cm) in the collection. It is similar in […]

This relatively modern vase has the dragon and houou bird theme seen many times before here. It contrasts wonderfully with […]

This next object is a pretty little vase in the now familiar Kyoto coins and roundels style. Some of the […]

This lovely six lobed vase is covered in coins and roundels as well as neat and distinctive small gilded ‘strength […]

This is a simple cylindrical jar that is cloisonne on metal with colourful decoration using flowers, grapes, leaves and butterflies.  […]

This is a bright and attractive vase with two birds patrolling a rich floral landscape. There are butterflies, daisy like […]

The decoration on this simple pot can be lost in its black background, but when carefully examined it is full […]

Unlike the previous two objects, this pair of lidded jars is constructed with cloisonne on a metal base. The pair […]

This small ceramic jar has a mark believed to be that of the workshop of Kinkozan Sobei VI 六代錦光山宗兵衞.   […]

On this delicate small bowl the mark is 大日本半介製 (Dai Nihon HanSuke sei).  This is believed to be the mark […]

This very large 18″ tall vase (45.7 cm) is in the classic phoenix and dragon style. The large size (compared […]

This simple vase is in what is by now a very recognisable style. There are roundels and coins and a […]