Cleveland Museum of Art

Wall Charger Depicting Two Birds

Edouard Lievre

Date: 1879
Medium: cloisonné and painted enamel mounted in gilt metal frame
Culture: France, 19th century
Department: Decorative Art and Design
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

After Japan was opened to the West in the 1860s, Western craftsmen exposed to these new artistic sensibilities popularized the delicate natural and floral motifs that were characteristic of Japanese design.

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