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ĦHISTORY OF CLOISONNE
Cloisonne originated in Central Asia, which was said to be a center of ancient culture.
The art came to Japan with Buddhism.
Japanese Cloisonne consists mainly of two types. Dojin Hirata, a gold smith in the period of Momoyama (1568-1603), produced the handles of the Japanese cloisonne. The other method was developed by Tsunekichi Kaji. He lived in Nagoya suburbs during the latter part of the Edo period(1603-1868). He happened upon the method of cloisonne making in an ancient book and produced his own technique which became the genuine Japanese Cloisonne you see here today.
Inaba Cloisonne Co., established 1887, has about 120 years experience. We are very proud of our part in keeping this traditional industry alive.

  1. Foundation is copper or silver.
  2. Design is drawn on the foundation.,with black ink.
  3. Wires are glued on, and fused on with "flux"
  4. Colored enamel or powdered glass is painted.
  5. Baked at 850 Ž. This enameling and baking are repeated three or four times.
  6. Surface is polished and smoothed by different grades of whetstones until desired gloss is obtained. And then, trimming is done with gold or silver plating.
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Inaba Cloisonne
Address:
Nishi-Hairu,Shirakawa-bashi,
Sanjo-St.Higashiyama-ku,Kyoto,Japan
605-0023


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