Ancient world
Cloisonné first developed in the jewellery of the ancient Near East, and the earliest enamel all used the cloisonné technique, placing the enamel … See more

Enamel
• The 8th-century Irish Ardagh Chalice
• The Alfred Jewel, a 9th-century Anglo-Saxon ornament
• The Khakhuli triptych, a large gold altarpiece with over 100 Georgian and Byzantine plaques, … See more

• Modern cloisonné enamel beads
• Cloisonné artwork of Korea (namjung cloisonné)
• Detail showing pattern and partially completed cloisons See more

1. ^ Osborne, 331
2. ^ In French "cloison" is a general word for "compartment" or "partition" or "cell", in English the word is normally only used in the specialized context of cloisonné work, and apparently dentistry (OED, "Cloison") See more

First the object to be decorated is made or obtained; this will normally be made by different craftspeople. The metal usually used for making the body is copper, since it is cheap, light and easily hammered and stretched, but gold, silver or other metals may be used. … See more

Collections of Japanese cloisonné enamels are held at major museums including the Victoria and Albert Museum in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The Namikawa Yasuyuki Cloisonné Museum … See more

• Champlevé, enamelling into hollows made in a metal surface
• Polychrome vitreous enamel, where the glass is melted onto the object, is also done without separating wires.
• Yūzen, a similar technique for dying cloth, with pools of … See more