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Noun Concept
Categories: Jewellery making, Vitreous enamel, Chinese art, Articles with short description, Decorative arts
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cloisonne  cloisonné  Cloisonn  cloisonne enamel  cloisonné enamel
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Enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips WordNet 3.0
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Enamelware in which colored areas are separated by thin metal strips WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Cloisonné is an ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects with colored material held in place or separated by metal strips or wire, normally of gold. Wikipedia
Ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects Wikidata
A decorative technique for metalwork, especially brass, whereby colored enamel is baked between raised ridges of the metal. Wiktionary
Technique. Wiktionary (translation)
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Cloisonne is sometimes seen as a cheaper alternative to jewelled encrustation or filigree. Wiktionary
Zoë wore a pair of cloisonne earrings she had bought in France. Wiktionary
IS A
enamelware
inlay
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN
China
DERIVATION
champleve
INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE STATUS
Beijing Municipal Intangible Cultural Heritage
USE
enamel
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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cloisonne
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cloisonné
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cloisonné
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cloisonne
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Cloisonn, cloisonne, cloisonne enamel, cloisonné enamel, cloisonné masonry, Cloisonné objects, cloissoné enamel, garnet cloisonné, senkschmelz, vollschmelz
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cloisonne, enamel

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