One of a Pair of Vases with Dragon Handles, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 19th century, China, Cloisonné enamel with gilt bronze and champlevé, H. 18 3/8 in. (46.7 cm), Cloisonné, Cloisonné is a technique for creating designs on metal whereby enclosures made from copper or bronze wire that has been bent or hammered into a desired pattern are filled with colored glass paste. Known as cloisons (French for 'partitions'), the enclosures are generally pasted or soldered onto the metal body
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Pair, Vases, Dragon Handles, Qing dynasty, 1644–1911, 19th century, China, Cloisonné enamel, gilt bronze, champlevé, H, 18 3/8, 46.7 cm, Cloisonné, technique, creating designs, metal whereby enclosures, copper, bronze wire, bent, hammered, desired pattern, filled, colored glass, paste, cloisons, French, partitions, enclosures, generally pasted, soldered body
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