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Japanese Cloisonne Charger, Meiji Period browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques:Regional Art:Asian:Japanese:Enamel: Pre 1920: item # 418080 Please refer to our stock # 8-072 when inquiring.
B & C Antiques P. O. Box 291 Derby, CT 06418 203-929-7312 Guest Book $450 |
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| This lovely Japanese cloisonné charger with a brass rim and foot is decorated with a white heron standing on one leg in the water amid green lotus leaves with pink and white blossoms. Meiji period (1868-1912). Opaque enamels are enclosed in brass wires to create the large central medallion with a turquoise ground which is surrounded by a thick karakusa scrolling vine pattern border in red, blue and green enamels on a white enamel ground. The reverse rim is finished in opaque white enamel with scrolling brass wires all around the foot ring, which is covered with turquoise enamel. Cloisonne is an artcraft which requires great technical knowledge as well as the skill to produce an aesthetically pleasing item using a combination of vitreous enamel and metal wires. The wires are arranged in designs upon the metal body, into the compartments (“cloisons”) of which the enamels are packed. The item is then fired repeatedly to bring the enamels above the level of the wires and then buffed and polished many times. Condition is excellent, with only minor pitting which is not uncommon on cloisonne pieces from this period. Dimensions: 10 ¾” diameter, 1” high. | |||||||||
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