Help ID this Cloisonne!

Discussion in 'Metalware' started by barre.amandaj, Dec 6, 2025 at 6:46 PM.

  1. barre.amandaj

    barre.amandaj New Member

    https://www.antiquers.com/media/users/barre-amandaj.96799/albums

    Picked this up for $5 at the thrift store. Have seen one small piece as a child but didn’t give it much thought beyond “prettyyyy ” until now. Decent size piece, 18” x 7”. Three toed dragon, so guessing Japanese, copper, some damage. Can’t find any marks. See pics. Please help!!
     
  2. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Welcome, barre.amandaj. We really prefer to have photos full size, attached to the post. It just makes it easier, which means you have a better chance of getting a useful reply.

    The camera icon in the menu above is supposed to let you embed items from your media into the post. Not sure if you'll still run into the file size limitation problem. There are tips for handling photos in the General Discussion forum.
     
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    Bronwen Well-Known Member

  4. barre.amandaj

    barre.amandaj New Member

    I read through the resizing tips post and when I sent the photos to myself through email it didn’t even ask me if I wanted to resize them before sending, which I’ve never had it not ask me, and couldn’t figure out how else to do it on my iPhone. I tried!! lol but thank you very much for attaching that full view photo, much appreciated
     
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  5. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    Not exactly the same design, but...

    https://shop.aactv.com/products/353749
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    Described as:
    "Pair Japanese Meiji Period Cloisonne On Copper Vases. Having alternating Dragon & Phoenix panels. Size- 18.25 x 7.5 in. Both with extensive repairs. Period approx.-19th century."

    Price:
    $2,899.97
     
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  6. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

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    I can tell you that the people who know anything about this type of work will probably want to see the bottom & maybe also what the inside is like.

    It is possible to copy & paste photos from one post into another, if you would like to add commentary.
     
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  7. Marote

    Marote Well-Known Member

    This explains the $5 :(
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  8. wlwhittier

    wlwhittier Well-Known Member

    I'd have grabbed it, too...turn the damage to the wall!
    That's a nice piece!
     
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  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It was once an expertly made Japanese export piece, but it has been through the wars, which greatly affects its value. If you like the style it has great decorative impact though.
    There is still the warped top. But that could be seen as a charming testimony to its history.;)
     
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