Vase with Floral Scrolls
Unknown Artist
1600s
Medium
cloisonné enamel
Dimensions
h. 25.7 cm
Classification
Enamel
Department
Chinese Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Norweb Collection
Accession Number
1969.285
About this artwork
In cloisonné enameling, the decorative patterns are outlined by soldering metal wires (usually copper) to a metal base, creating a network of cells, or cloisons, to be filled with powdered enamels. Here. a turquoise ground separates the stylized chrysanthemum flower and leaf pattern, which winds around the neck and body. After firing, the enamels are polished to create a smooth surface level with the cloisons. The exposed metal surfaces are gilt.