Cloisonne--Cloisonne is a kind of decorative enamelware for which artisans fix delicate copper strips, bent into designs, to the surface of a metal art object.The areas within the strips are ten filled with enamel pastes of different colors and the copper strips soldered, before the object is baked.Then the object is gilded, resulting in a shining combination of metal and enamel. Decorative cloisonne works include plates, vases, stoves and jars; functional ones include table lamps, fruit dishes, stationery and smoking sets. Beijing is a major producer of cloisonne.Many of its products have been selected as gifts fro foreign guests.
