In a nondescript Vietnamese workshop, Philippe Le is reviving the intricate, fire-forged art that is cloisonné enamel dials.

Arts and crafts master Zhong Liansheng works on a vase. [Photo provided to China Daily] A major exhibition on cloisonne enamel opened in Beijing on July 17 to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the ...

Cloisonne remains one of the most mysterious and least understood forms of Chinese decorative art. For centuries, the intricate and colorful patterns were the exclusive preserve of imperial families ...

For years I've been fascinated by your work and how it's accomplished. What exactly is cloisonne enamel? Enamel is the process of baking powdered glass onto base metal like copper, silver or gold.

A few factors combine to make cloisonne, an enamel finish using wires to separate different colors, unique. First, it is Chinese, although some claim it has some Byzantine influence with Mongol ...

Guan Dian and her husband, Li Jinglong, run cloisonne workshops in Beijing. [Zou Hong/China Daily] About eight years ago, Li Jinglong and Guan Dian visited the Palace Museum in Beijing. Like many ...

Oris has selected the Monkey King Sun Wukong to be the subject of its first ever watch with a cloisonné enamel dial. More precisely, the handcrafted dial depicts a scene from the 1961 animated film ...

Question: A distant relative lived in Asia during the 1930s and while there collected several pieces of cloisonne. Can you tell me more about this type of collectible? Are the pieces I have worth ...

The ultimate writing desk accessory, made at the Fabergé workshops in Russia, probably for a member of the Imperial family or nobility, will be auctioned at a stamp sale in London this week. The ...