Cloisonne is an enamelling technique in which the pattern is formed by wires soldered to the surface of the object to be decorated, which is usually made from copper, forming cells or cloisons, each of which holds a single colour of enamel paste which is then fired, and ground and polished.

The champleve technique also uses an enamelling technique, but the cells are formed by carving into the surface ot the object, or in the casting.

The cloisonne technique has been in use since the 12th century BC in the west, but the technique did not reach China until the 13th or 14th century. It became popular in China in the 18th century. Initially bronze or brass bodies were used, and in the 19th century copper, at which time the quality of th eitems produced began to decline.

Chinese cloisonné is the best known enamel cloisonné, though the Japanese produced more...

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A Japanese Ando cloisonne vase decorated with cherry blossoms,…

Japanese Ando cloisonne vase with cherry blossoms on timber stand

A Japanese Ando cloisonne vase decorated with cherry blossoms, height 21 cm, on timber stand

Japanese cloisonne, early to mid 20th century, having no wires…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase by Ando, Early to Mid 20th Century

Japanese cloisonne, early to mid 20th century, having no wires and double chrome rims and with makers mark to base. Ando. Height 18 cm.

An early Meiji period, Japanese cloisonne vase, having gold…

Meiji period cloisonne vase with ho ho birds and dragons

An early Meiji period, Japanese cloisonne vase, having gold stone panels, depicting alternative ho ho birds and dragons. Ando mark to base. Height 22 cm.

An Ando factory contemporary Japanese cloisonne vase featuring…

Contemporary Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Animal Motifs, 24 cm

An Ando factory contemporary Japanese cloisonne vase featuring animals, height 24 cm

A Japanese cloisonne Ando factory twin handled vase, height 24…

Japanese Cloisonne Ando Factory Twin Handled Vase, 24 cm Height

A Japanese cloisonne Ando factory twin handled vase, height 24 cm

Two Japanese wireless cloisonne vases, one green with an…

Japanese Wireless Cloisonne Vases, Early 20th Century, Ando Mark

Two Japanese wireless cloisonne vases, one green with an underlying foliate pattern. The Ando mark to the base. Early 20th century. 21 cm. The other a monotone ultra marine blue. Early 20th century. 24.5 cm. (2)

An Ando factory blue Japanese cloisonne vase with diamond…

Ando Factory Blue Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Diamond Pattern

An Ando factory blue Japanese cloisonne vase with diamond symmetrical pattern to neck, height 25 cm

A Japanese cloisonne vase depicting colourful phoenix on a…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Colorful Phoenix, Ando Mark, 19cm

A Japanese cloisonne vase depicting colourful phoenix on a yellow ground, Ando mark to base, height 19 cm

A Showa period Ando spherical cloisonne Kogo, c1940, the lid…

Showa Period Ando Spherical Cloisonne Kogo with Lily Blossom

A Showa period Ando spherical cloisonne Kogo, c1940, the lid decorated with a lily blossom in silver wire. Silver rims. Ando monogram in silver wire. Diameter 10.5 cm

A large Taisho or Showa period Oxblood red cloisonne vase,…

Vintage Oxblood Red Cloisonne Vase with Rose Spray Design

A large Taisho or Showa period Oxblood red cloisonne vase, c1925, of baluster form with musen red glaze transparent over a textured silver body. Rose / poeny spray depicted in silver & gold wire. Includes stand. Probably Ando or Sato, height 22 cm

A large Taisho period Ando ox blood cloisonne vase, c1920, a…

Taisho Period Ando Ox Blood Cloisonne Vase, c1920

A large Taisho period Ando ox blood cloisonne vase, c1920, a tapered body with textured ginbari work under transparent enamel. Two bloomng roses outlined with gold wires. Monogram circle mark on base, height 25 cm

A Taisho period red cloisonne vase with peony and bird, c1920,…

Taisho Red Cloisonne Vase: Peony, Bird, Oxblood Glaze, 1920

A Taisho period red cloisonne vase with peony and bird, c1920, transparent oxblood glaze over basse-taille wireless ground. Peony and daisy spray with bird. Wooden stand. Probably Ando or Sato work, height 18.5 cm

A Japanese cloisonne vase, 20th century, in the manner of Ando…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase: Prunus Design on Red Ground

A Japanese cloisonne vase, 20th century, in the manner of Ando Jubei, of squat ovoid form with a design of flowering prunus on a red ground, silvered rim and foot rim, height 22 cm, diameter 30 cm

An impressive Japanese cloisonne vase, Ando studio, Showa…

Ando Studio Cloisonne Vase with Long-Tailed Chicken Design

An impressive Japanese cloisonne vase, Ando studio, Showa period (1926-1989), circa 1950s, of teardrop form on a deep red ground, an Onagadori (long tailed chicken) in search of food, the tail rendered in fine and dynamic wire work, with mark of the Ando…

A fine green Japanese cloisonne vase decorated with flowers by…

Green Ando Cloisonne Vase with Flower Design, 26cm

A fine green Japanese cloisonne vase decorated with flowers by Ando, height 26 cm

A fine green Japanese cloisonne vase decorated with flowers by…

Green Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Flower Decoration by Ando

A fine green Japanese cloisonne vase decorated with flowers by Ando, height 25 cm

Ando green cloisonne vase with floral frieze, 20th century,…

Ando Green Cloisonne Vase with Floral Frieze

Ando green cloisonne vase with floral frieze, 20th century, circular Ando mark to base, 25 cm high

A Japanese modernist cloisonne vase, Ando Company, Showa period…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Pink Orchid and Silver Design

A Japanese modernist cloisonne vase, Ando Company, Showa period (1926-1989), of tapering conical form, decorated with a pink orchid flower against a matt black ground with abstracted silver wire design. Silver rims to the mouth and foot, the foot stamped…

A ginbari cloisonne vase. Ovoid shouldered shape, emerald green…

Emerald Green Ginbari Cloisonne Vase with Chrysanthemums

A ginbari cloisonne vase. Ovoid shouldered shape, emerald green ginbari ground decorated with chrysanthemums and blossom. Ando factory mark to silver foot ring, height 25 cm. With original box.

Three cloisonne vases Ando marks, Japan, mid 20th century each…

Ando Cloisonne Vases with Tomobako, Japan

Three cloisonne vases Ando marks, Japan, mid 20th century each with tomobako, and inscribed, 20.2 cm high, 25 cm high, 33.4 cm high (3).. Provenance: From a private collection, Japan

Ando Japan cloisonne dish bird and mountain decoration, in…

Ando Japan Cloisonne Dish with Bird and Mountain Decoration

Ando Japan cloisonne dish bird and mountain decoration, in original packaging, length 19.5 cm

Japanese cloisonne vase, late Meiji. Of tapering form, with…

Meiji Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Ando Jubei Mark

Japanese cloisonne vase, late Meiji. Of tapering form, with narrow short neck. Speckled brown ground with florals, mark of Ando Jubei to base. Ex Andrew Stuart-Robertson, height 11 cm

Ando Japanese cloisonne vase with grapes and leaves, mid 20th…

Ando Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Grapes and Leaves

Ando Japanese cloisonne vase with grapes and leaves, mid 20th century, Ando mark to base, 24 cm high

Ando Japanese wireless cloisonne vase with abstract birds in…

Ando Wireless Cloisonne Vase with Abstract Birds

Ando Japanese wireless cloisonne vase with abstract birds in flight on black ground with gold rim and foot, Showa period, Ando mark to base, 28 cm high

Ando Japanese cloisonne vase with autumn leaves on yellow…

Ando cloisonne vase with autumn leaves on yellow ground

Ando Japanese cloisonne vase with autumn leaves on yellow ground, Ando mark to base, 14 cm high

Ando Jubei Japanese cloisonne butterfly jar on yellow ground…

Ando Jubei Butterfly Cloisonne Jar, Meiji Era

Ando Jubei Japanese cloisonne butterfly jar on yellow ground with gold wire and finish, Meiji period, early 20th century, Ando mark to base, 10.5 cm high, 8 cm diameter

Jubei, Ando, Japanese 1876-1953 Japanese cloisonne vase. Showa…

Ando Jubei Cherry Blossom Cloisonne Vase

Jubei, Ando, Japanese 1876-1953 Japanese cloisonne vase. Showa period vase, with white cherry blossoms on a red background. Impressed mark for Ando Jubei to foot. Height 22 cm

A Japanese Ando cloisonne vase the bright yellow body with…

Ando Cloisonne Vase with Bird Design

A Japanese Ando cloisonne vase the bright yellow body with silver wire outlined design of a bird perched on leafy branches, with rims stamped 'Silver', Ando mark to base, height 25 cm.

A quality pair of Ando monochrome yellow cloisonne vases, the…

Ando Yellow Cloisonne Vases with Gold Rims

A quality pair of Ando monochrome yellow cloisonne vases, the bright yellow tone with gold rims stamped 14K, Ando mark to base. Height 22.5 cm.

A Japanese cloisonne Musen Jippo vase, by Ando, 20th century,…

Ando Japanese Cloisonne Peony Vase

A Japanese cloisonne Musen Jippo vase, by Ando, 20th century, of baluster form with pale green wireless cloisonne design of peonies against a darker green ground. Signed to base. 26 cm high

A cloisonne vase, late Meiji period, decorated in low relief…

Meiji period cloisonne vase with fish decoration

A cloisonne vase, late Meiji period, decorated in low relief (moriage) and wireless (musen) technique with a red and a dark grey carp swimming in rippling water on one side and another pale grey fish on the reverse, all reserved on the pale green ground,…

A Japanese wireless enamel rectangular plaque depicting the…

Japanese Enamel Plaque: Mount Fuji at Dawn

A Japanese wireless enamel rectangular plaque depicting the upper slopes of Mount Fuji, rising above dawn clouds in a moriage style against a skyline of bronze metal, in the manner of Ando Shippo Ten (Ando Cloisonne Shop). 27.5 x 38 cm, printed label and…

Fine Japanese Meiji cloisonne and silver vase, by Ando Jubei,…

Ando Jubei Meiji Cloisonne Lily Silver Vase

Fine Japanese Meiji cloisonne and silver vase, by Ando Jubei, of trumpet form, beautifully decorated with central lily of the valley, in tones of white on a blue ground, with hallmarked silver rim and base, height 28 cm

Attributed to Ando cloisonne Company, Japanese Ginbari…

Japanese Cloisonné Fish Vase

Attributed to Ando cloisonne Company, Japanese Ginbari cloisonne vase, the body of translucent cloisonne enamels over the moulded metal ground, decorated with red and black swimming fish on a green ground, height 15 cm

A Japanese wireless enamel rectangular plaque depicting the…

Japanese Mount Fuji Enamel Plaque

A Japanese wireless enamel rectangular plaque depicting the upper slopes of Mount Fuji, rising above dawn clouds in a moriage style against a skyline of bronze metal, in the manner of Ando Shippo Ten (Ando Cloisonne Shop). 29 x 39.5 cm.

A fine enamel wireless vase by Ando Jubei, (1876-1953) with a…

Ando Jubei Enamel Wireless Vase with Hydrangea Design

A fine enamel wireless vase by Ando Jubei, (1876-1953) with a large blue hydrangea on a celadon ground, Mon to the base, Japan, hues of green and blue on the spreading leaves below the bloom, the bulbous body ending in a short neck, and chrome mouth and…

A pair of Ando Cloisonne Company vases, square ovoid shape with…

Ando Cloisonne Goldfish Vases

A pair of Ando Cloisonne Company vases, square ovoid shape with short trumpet mouths, decorated in han-t?meiy' shipp' (semi-translucent enamels) with goldfish on a graduated emerald-peach ground. Ando marks to bases. Height 16 cm.

Pair of cloisonne vases marked Ando and Jubei of the Meiji…

Meiji era cloisonne crane vases with Ando and Jubei marks

Pair of cloisonne vases marked Ando and Jubei of the Meiji period, and decorated with cranes (one flying with sun backdrop) and probably Japanese pine trees, on a beige field, stamped to base and comes on timber stands, Height- 30.5 cm

Japanese cloisonne vase, possibly by Ando, on silver, decorated…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Birds and Flowers, 1957

Japanese cloisonne vase, possibly by Ando, on silver, decorated with birds and blossoming flowers, with impressed cross mark to underside, height 19 cm. Provenance: Presented to Sir Alister McMullin KcmG, President of the Senate, during a state visit by…

Good Japanese Ando cloisonne vase, with chrysanthemum and…

Japanese Ando Cloisonne Vase with Sterling Silver Top

Good Japanese Ando cloisonne vase, with chrysanthemum and blossom decoration,signed to base with hallmarked Japanese Kanji sterling silver top and base rims, on a carved timber stand,in original box, height 33.5 cm approx

A Japanese cloisonne vase from the Workshops of Ando, with…

Japanese floral cloisonne vase by Ando, 18 cm high

A Japanese cloisonne vase from the Workshops of Ando, with floral decoration. 18 cm high

A Japanese Ando cloisonne vase. Teal ground with bird design.…

Teal Ando Cloisonne Vase with Bird Design - 21.5cm

A Japanese Ando cloisonne vase. Teal ground with bird design. 21.5 cm high

A Japanese Ando cloisonne vase, Showa period, circa 1930. On a…

Showa Ando Cloisonne Vase, 1930

A Japanese Ando cloisonne vase, Showa period, circa 1930. On a pale yellow ground. 21.5 cm high

A Japanese Ando cloisonne vase, early Showa period, circa 1930,…

Japanese Ando Cloisonne Vase, Green Ground and Rose Design

A Japanese Ando cloisonne vase, early Showa period, circa 1930, with a green ground and rose design. 18.5 cm high

A Japanese Ando cloisonne vase. Soft green gound with floral…

Ando Cloisonne Vase with Floral Decoration

A Japanese Ando cloisonne vase. Soft green gound with floral deocration. 21 cm high

A Japanese Ando cloisonne vase, Taisho period, circa 1920.…

Japanese Ando Cloisonne Vase, Taisho Period, 1920

A Japanese Ando cloisonne vase, Taisho period, circa 1920. Yellow ground with rose motifs. 31 cm high

A Japanese Ando cloisonne vase, early Showa period, circa 1940.…

Yellow Ando Cloisonne Vase with Grape Pattern

A Japanese Ando cloisonne vase, early Showa period, circa 1940. Of yellow ground, decorated with grape pattern. 22 cm high

Japanese Ando Jubei cloisonne vase. Blossom decoration on green…

Ando Jubei Cloisonne Vase with Blossom Decoration

Japanese Ando Jubei cloisonne vase. Blossom decoration on green ground. Stamp to base. Height 16 cm

A Japanese cloisonne vase, Taisho period (1912-1926), circa…

Taisho Period Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Fruit and Flowers

A Japanese cloisonne vase, Taisho period (1912-1926), circa 1925, of tall tapering form, silver rims and the pattern of fruit and flowers in gold and silver wire on an akasuke (pigeon or oxblood) enamel ground. Engraved mark of Ando Co., 24.5 cm high

A Japanese green ground silver wired cloisonne ovoid vase by…

Ando Japanese Green Cloisonne Vase with Rose Design

A Japanese green ground silver wired cloisonne ovoid vase by Ando, decorated with a rose, impressed marks, 21 cm high

Ando Jubei Moriage vase of rounded rectangular tapered form…

Moriage Cloisonne Fish and Lily Vase with Silver Mounts

Ando Jubei Moriage vase of rounded rectangular tapered form encircled with a design of fish swimming below flowering lillies against a pale grey ground. Of cloisonne enamels with silver mounts. The design executed in moriage relief, with silver wire, as…

A Japanese cloisonne vase, Meiji to Taisho period, early 20th…

Japanese Cloisonne Tuberose Vase by Ando

A Japanese cloisonne vase, Meiji to Taisho period, early 20th century, with maker's mark of Ando. the gently flaring long beaker vase decorated with wired tuberose in subtle white to pale green hues with hints of emerald and royal blue on a deep inky…

Cloisonne vase, silver mounts in the Ando style

Ando-style Cloisonne Vase with Silver Mounts

Cloisonne vase, silver mounts in the Ando style

Japanese small cloisonne vase with silver wire in Ando style

Ando-style Silver Wire Cloisonne Vase

Japanese small cloisonne vase with silver wire in Ando style

Ando Jubei cloisonne lidded trinket dish having floral motifs…

Jubei Cloisonne Floral Trinket Dish with Lid

Ando Jubei cloisonne lidded trinket dish having floral motifs to the lid, signature panel to the base & a velvet lined interior. Condition good, minor age related wear to the base. Diameter 8 cm

A Japanese cloisonne small vase, Meiji period, circa 1900, very…

Japanese Meiji Cloisonne Vase, Ando Jubei Mark, Silver Decoration

A Japanese cloisonne small vase, Meiji period, circa 1900, very finely decorated with silver and gilt silver rims and silver cloisons, 'Ando Jubei' mark to the base. 11.5 cm high. Provenance: An old Melbourne Private Collection

A Japanese green ground cloisonne vase, Ando workshop, Showa…

Japanese Green Cloisonne Vase, Ando Workshop, Showa Period

A Japanese green ground cloisonne vase, Ando workshop, Showa period, 20th century. 37 cm

A Japanese red banded cloisonne vase, Ando workshop, Showa…

Japanese Red Banded Cloisonne Vase by Ando Workshop

A Japanese red banded cloisonne vase, Ando workshop, Showa period, 20th century. 27 cm high

A pair of Japanese yellow ground cloisonne vases, Ando workshop,…

Japanese Yellow Ground Cloisonne Vases, Ando Workshop, Showa Period

A pair of Japanese yellow ground cloisonne vases, Ando workshop, Showa period, 20th century. 24 cm high

A Japanese cloisonne vase, Ando workshop, 20th century. 27 cm…

Ando Workshop Japanese Cloisonne Vase, 20th Century

A Japanese cloisonne vase, Ando workshop, 20th century. 27 cm high

A Japanese grey ground cloisonne vase, Ando workshop, Showa…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase, Ando Workshop, Showa Period

A Japanese grey ground cloisonne vase, Ando workshop, Showa period, 20th century. 24 cm high

Quality cloisonne vase in the Ando style

Ando-style Cloisonne Vase - High-Quality

Quality cloisonne vase in the Ando style

A fine Ando cloisonne vase, Showa period, mid 20th century, an…

Ando Cloisonne Orchid Vase

A fine Ando cloisonne vase, Showa period, mid 20th century, an elegant ovoid vase with a small slender neck, decorated with wired white and deep rose cymbidium orchids and foliage upon a soft olive green ground, with a white metal rim and base; with wired…

A Japanese cloisonne vase, Ando company mark, 20th century, 27.…

Japanese Ando Cloisonne Vase, 20th Century

A Japanese cloisonne vase, Ando company mark, 20th century, 27.5 cm high, 3.2kg

A large Japanese cloisonne vase in the Ando style

Japanese Ando-style cloisonne vase

A large Japanese cloisonne vase in the Ando style

A large Japanese cloisonne vase depicting a colourful phoenix…

Japanese Cloisonne Phoenix Vase with Ando Jubei Mark

A large Japanese cloisonne vase depicting a colourful phoenix against a yellow ground, maker's mark to base, for Ando Jubei. Height of vase: 26 cm together with a rosewood stand.

Ando Jubei wireless cloisonne enamelled vase. Baluster shape…

Wireless Cloisonne Enamelled Vase, C.1930

Ando Jubei wireless cloisonne enamelled vase. Baluster shape with white floral pattern showing through pale green. White metal brim & foot. Wired personal mark to base. C.1930. Height 20 cm

Pair of Japanese cloisonne large vases in the Ando style,…

Japanese Ando-style Cloisonne Vases (25cm)

Pair of Japanese cloisonne large vases in the Ando style, height 25 cm

A fine Japanese cloisonne vase, circa 1930-50, in the manner of…

Japanese Cloisonne Prunus Blossom Vase

A fine Japanese cloisonne vase, circa 1930-50, in the manner of Ando but unmarked, of pleasing ovoid form with a slender waisted neck, with white metal rim and base, with a continuous free form frieze of prunus blossom in green and creamy yellow upon a…

A Japanese cloisonne box in Ando style, of low casket form with…

Ando-style Japanese Cloisonne Floral Box

A Japanese cloisonne box in Ando style, of low casket form with a hinged gently domed lid, with an all over floral design in bright colours, the sides with fine black scrolls dotted with blue flowers upon a white ground. Height 6 cm. Length 16 cm. Width…

A small Japanese Akasuke cloisonne vase, first quarter 20th…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Bamboo and Prunus Blossom Design

A small Japanese Akasuke cloisonne vase, first quarter 20th century, of baluster form with metal mounts, the red pigeon blood vase with clear enamel applied to a stippled metal base and relief designs of bamboo, and decorated with a continuous border of…

A Japanese cloisonne vase, possibly Ando, the ovoid form vase…

Japanese Cloisonne Vase with Emerald and White Flowers

A Japanese cloisonne vase, possibly Ando, the ovoid form vase with a waisted neck and chrome mounts, with a wired arrangement of emerald to white flowers and foliage upon a cream lemon ground; unmarked. Height 15.5 cm

A green cloissone tapered vase by Ando Jubei, Japanese, 20th…

Ando Jubei Green Cloissone Vase with Wood Case

A green cloissone tapered vase by Ando Jubei, Japanese, 20th century, signed to base, 22 cm high, in signed wood case