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 ...
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 ...
Zhang Tonglu is a nation-level intangible cultural heritage inheritor of cloisonne. Ancient Chinese cloisonne is a cultural icon of Beijing, and visitors often marvel at these truly fine art pieces.
For 54 years, Zhang Tonglu has been mastering the Byzantine art of cloisonne, using enamel and ware metals to decorate vases, plates and other objet d'art. Zhang has top ranking among just five ...
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 ...
Guan instructs a student on how to create a painting.ZOU HONG/CHINA DAILY "We learned cloisonne after seeing the pieces displayed at the Palace Museum. We wanted to turn our hobby into a career, so ...