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Cloisonne. Read all about the creation of cloisonne as well as information about Cloisonne Urns, the creation of Cloisonne Vases and also Antique Cloisonne Buckles.
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Creating the Cloisonne effect:
Enamelling on metalwork was said to be originally practised in Japan from around the 16th century. Many of the early pieces were small door handles or areas of inlay in sword fittings. The basic technique involved creating a design on a base object, frequently copper, upon which thin metal wires (of copper, silver or gold) were fixed over the lines of the design to create cells known as cloisons.
These cloisons were then filled with coloured enamel which was fired to fuse the enamel to the metal.
After firing the surface was then ground and polished to produce a smooth finish. Additional effects could be created by adding metal particles into the enamel mix and these would have sparkled after the final polish.
Various Cloisonne items:
The most common item that takes on this art form is said to be the vase, many artists claim there are an endless amount of cloisonne designs and patterns that can be fused and decorated onto an object.
Some of the other objects that are decorated in this style are said to be things like cremation urs to small beads.
Many people who have seen cloisonne being done claim it takes alot of effort and time to create such a beautiful object. Usually the finished product gets highly polished and plated with gold or silver which is said to add the extra touch of quality.
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 Urns - Cloisonne Urns come in many different shapes and sizes, find out how the cloisonne urns are created and take a look at links to several different urn designs and patterns, and of where you can buy them.
 Vases - These cloisonne vases are beautifully decorated similarly to the cloisonne Urns, read about the materials and decoration that go into creating cloisonne vases.
 Antique Buckle - Cloisonne is said to be a very popular enamel art, it is used in many things including antique cloisonne buckles.
The most relevant links we could find, placed here free
 Cloisonne Beads
- Enamelled beads decorated with gold and silver plating www.landofodds.com
Chinese Arts information
- Many different decorated items. www.cnarts.net
Cloisonne with precious stones:
Precious stones are not usually in the traditional and past-time designs of any object decorated with cloisonne, the shine of the pattern is usually created by a high amount off polishing and possibly adding metal into the enamel.
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