Cloisonné: China's Art Treasure.

 

 

 

Cloisonne is one of China's famous special metal crafts, famous for its exquisite beauty. According to legend, in the early years of the Yuan Dynasty, the Golden Luang Hall caught fire, and a colorful and sparkling treasure vase appeared in the ruins, which was called the 'miracle treasure'. Due to its complex production process, ordinary people cannot enjoy this artwork.

Origin and Development

By the Jingtai period of the Ming Dynasty, the craftsmanship of cloisonne reached its peak, and the crafts made were the most exquisite and famous. Therefore, later generations called this kind of porcelain 'cloisonne'.

The initial form of cloisonne was a metal-bodied filigree enamel ware, in which various patterns were carved with soft flat copper wires on a copper-based mold, and then filled with enamel glaze in the patterns for firing.

Popularization of Cloisonne

With the increasing market value of cloisonne art, more and more workshops have started to engage in cloisonne production and processing. Mei Xianghong, the president of the Hubei Wuhan Women's Handicraft Creative Alliance, has made cloisonne accessible to ordinary people through DIY material kits. Mei Xianghong explained that advanced industrial technology not only greatly reduces the production cost of cloisonne, but also improves the success rate of products.

Nowadays, cloisonne has become a Chinese art treasure, loved and collected by more and more people.