Metalwork has been decorated using the cloisonne technique for centuries in both Asia and Europe. Objects of many kinds, such as vases, plates, bowls and pendants for jewelry, as well as great ...

A tiny vase purchased from a U.K. thrift store for £2.50 ($3.20) by an eagle-eyed couple turned out to be a rare Japanese artifact that could sell for more than £10,000 ($13,000) when it heads to ...

Appraisal: Japanese Meiji Cloisonné Vases, ca. 1890, from Detroit Hour 1. In Detroit Hour 1, Robert Waterhouse appraises Japanese Meiji Cloisonné vases, ca. 1890.

The earliest examples of cloisonné were found in Mycenae in southern Greece, a civilization that had already come and gone by the 12th century BC.

Believed lost for decades, an exceptionally rare Chinese Ming Dynasty cloisonné box was a surprise hit at auction, selling at Dreweatts in Berkshire, U.K., for £288,000 ($358,000). It was expected to ...