![]() The Japanese applied this expression to the rich colours found on Chinese enamel wares and later to those they made themselves.Ĭloisonné enamels in Japan had traditionally been used only as small areas of decoration on architecture and on sword fittings. Although these treasures may vary, they generally included at least some of the following: gold, silver, emerald, coral, agate, lapis lazuli, giant clamshell, glass and pearl. which is a reference to the seven treasures mentioned in Buddhist texts. The Japanese characters used for the word shippō (the Japanese term for enamelware) mean 'Seven Treasures'. 249-1904, © Victoria and Albert Museum, LondonĬloisonné is a way of enamelling an object, (typically made of copper) whereby fine wires are used to delineate the decorative areas (cloisons in French, hence cloisonné) into which enamel paste is applied before the object is fired and polished. ![]() Cloisonné dish and bowl, possibly by Kaji Tsunekichi, Japan, 1855-1865 Museum no.
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