It features images of lotus flowers and dragons. It has intricate cellular designs and a large floral pattern. This piece was made in China during the Qing Dynasty. It has a hexagonal shape and is covered with an intricate flower pattern. It features images of peonies and wisteria blooms. It is decorated with images of flowers and birds on an unusual salmon coloured background. It features six panels decorated with dragons and birds. It features images of a phoenix and two dragons. This piece was made in Japan during the Meiji Period.

It is decorated in the Ming style with scroll patterns, blossoms and Buddhist emblems. Decorated in the Ming style it features images of lotus flowers and a phoenix. Made in China, this piece is decorated in the Ming style with Buddhist Lions. To see more pieces in Glanmore's collections please visit our online database! The collection also contains many varieties of styles ranging between domestic cloisonné from China and Japan and pieces that were created to cater to a Western market. Bertram and Cecilia Couldery were avid collectors of cloisonné, and the later pieces suggest that Ann (Docter) Salaman (who inherited the Couldery estate) was as well. Glanmore's Couldery Collection contains approximately 65 pieces of cloisonné dating from the mid-1800s to the early 1930s. Cloisonné is a beautiful example of Asian artistic excellence. It was extremely popular in the Victorian era and was produced on a very large scale until World War I. Historically, cloisonné was produced in China and Japan as early as the 14th century. The object is then fired in a kiln, ground down to a smooth surface, and then polished. These spaces or 'cloisons' (a French word meaning 'compartments') are filled with enamel paste. Metal wire is soldered to a metal base, creating designs and cellular spaces. Cloisonné plate, Japanese (Meiji), circa 1895 - 1900Ĭloisonné is a decorative art technique involving metalwork and enamel work.

Japanese vs chinese cloisonne