Cleveland Museum of Art

Vase with Three Rams' Heads

Date

1736–1795

Medium

cloisonné enamel

Culture

China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-1795)

Department

Chinese Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

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. After firing, the enamels are polished to create a smooth surface level with the cloisons. The exposed metal surfaces are gilt.

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