Exquisite Round Lucky Red Floral Cloisonne' Box

Cloisonné, whose history can date back to over 500 years ago, is a well-known traditional enamelware. It is actually called the "Blue of Jingtai" as blue is the dominant color adopted for enameling and cloisonné became prevalent during the reign of Jingtai (1450--1456) in the Ming dynasty. Owing to the brilliant color and splendid designs, cloisonné has been highly appraised in China and abroad. The making of cloisonné involves quite elaborate and complicated processes: base-hammering, soldering, enamel-filling, enamel firing, polishing and gilding.

• These lustrous boxes come in sizes of 2 ¾" x 1½" with detailed handcrafted designs of flowers, butterflies and scrolls.
• The boxes are enameled in brilliant colors of cobalt blue, crimson, deep blue, yellow and subtle green etched in gold tone.