Vol. I · Essay 01
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How cloisonné is made
Copper, silver wire, ground enamel, and fire. A short account of the seven stages — from forming and wiring to the final polishing — that give cloisonné its unmistakable surface.
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The Journal
Notes from the cabinet — on cloisonné, rose medallion, and the slow pleasures of looking.
Forthcoming essays — the first writings will appear here shortly.
Vol. I · Essay 02
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On the cloisonné blue
Why the turquoise of fine cloisonné is unlike any other blue in the decorative arts: a brief note on copper-bearing enamels, oxidation, and the role of the final firing.
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Vol. I · Essay 03
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Rose medallion — a Cantonese export
The pink rose, the garden scene, the gilt panel. How rose medallion porcelain traveled from Canton workshops to dining tables across the Atlantic, and why it remains so collectible.
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Vol. I · Essay 04
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Reading a vase
A short field guide: marks, ground colours, wirework density, and the small clues that distinguish a serious piece from a souvenir.
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