What is cloisonné

Cloisonné, also known as "copper enamel", it is a special crafts, is made of fine flat copper wire as a line, in the copper tire pinch out a variety of designs and patterns, and then colorful enamel points filled in the pattern, after firing, smoothing and gilding and become. The appearance of crystal moist, bright and colorful.

Cloisonné is one of China's famous special metal crafts, Jingtai years of the Ming Dynasty, the production of this craft technology has reached its peak, the production of the most beautiful and famous crafts, so the later called this porcelain as "cloisonné".

Expanded

"Cloisonné" this title was first seen in the Qing Palace Office files. Qing 6 years (1728) "each made to do work Qing file" records: "May 5, according to the Yuanmingyuan to post inside said, on the fourth of this month, Prince Yi Langzhong Haiwang presented into the work, by order: ...... enamel gourd style bottle floral pattern of horse coats group of immortals wishing life, flower basket Chunsheng is also cheesy. Enamel begonia type basin and then small, peacock plume is not good, another do. Its imitation cloisonné enamel bottle flower is not good. Chin this." This record, the imitation cloisonné period of enamel products called "cloisonné enamel", this is the earliest written record of the title of "cloisonné".

Enamel, also known as "Folang" "French blue", in fact, also known as cloisonné, is a foreign language translation of the word. The word enamel originated in China during the Sui and Tang dynasties in the ancient western region of the name Whisker. At that time, the Eastern Roman Empire and the Mediterranean coast of West Asia made enamel inlaid glaze crafts known as Whisker inlaid or Franz inlaid, Franz, simplified to Whisker. After the emergence of cloisonné transposed to hair blue, and later enamel.

Reference Baidu Encyclopedia-Cloisonné