Featured Kind of cloisonné on old Asian ceramic box?

indeed!!

 

wwwwwoooowwwww!!!!!
I would have grabbed it and ran. Even if it hadn't had flutterbies.
I would even have grabbed it if it had, say ...uhm... dragons.

 

The mesurements are little bit too much for a seal paste box, (always amazed by Christie's prices), powder box is a possibility

18€ + 6€ shipping is a bargain, even if when looking for Totai Shippo other pieces I was surprised by the "modest" prices for something which was made during a very limited time at end of 19th century

I will update with new pics when I get it, after cleaning

 

Not known, no demand?
Never mind, I'm feeling generous, I'll take any unwanted Totai Shippo.

 

I can see it now. Likely 99% of us would walk by 99% of the cloisonne boxes & other objects we encounter.

NOT ANYMORE!!!!!

Every member of this forum will be looking & touching every piece of cloisonne that we see from now on.

 

You can count me in those 99%
And sure, 99% of the cloisonnés on Ebay are uninteresting

Antiquers forums are the most marvellous places for learning to look otherwise to pieces you didn't thought about

 

Sorry I didn't see this before, but... this is a reminder to @kyratango to update the discussion later.

It's lovely!

 

@Figtree3 Thank you for reminding me to update with the cleaning
It was really filthy! Dish soap then windex and finally a polish paste which foams with water!!!
The enamel surface isn't at all the same as on metal cloisonnés, it is really matte
I can now see that on other examples I found on Ebay.
Here are the pics before/after

 

Wow!! You can really see the difference in that after pictures.

 

The comparison is really interesting. I can see what you mean about the matte surface! Thank you.

 

Thanks for the update!

 

looks wonderful cleaned up

 

Amazing what a little wash can do.
Looks good.

 

Very nice result kyra. I don't mind the matte look, that probably comes with age. You can always put a little micro-crystalline wax on it, to protect it. If you give it a gentle rub afterwards, it will probably give it a soft sheen. If you don't, it will retain its matte look. You may need several layers to get a soft sheen.

 

AJ!
the matte look is obviously how it was originally
I was going to wax it... Happily I saw other Totai Shippo were matte too
And in fact, this smooth velvet look is very sweet

 

Well, who doesn't like smooth velvet?