Repairs on Cloisonne Incense Burner - Help Identify This

RE: Repairs on Cloisonne Incense Burner

Andrew Andersen — Mon, 27 Feb 2023 00:08:30 +0000

@greeno107 Thanks! I agree to agree. And add that this little guy makes for a nice bit of texture and a flash of color in amongst the pile up here. 😀

RE: Repairs on Cloisonne Incense Burner

Greeno107 — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 23:57:43 +0000

Ahhh! The sweet sound of concensus! Yes, it is Japanese champleve from the late 19th / early 20th c..... sorry to say, not worth restoring.

RE: Repairs on Cloisonne Incense Burner

Andrew Andersen — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 21:04:52 +0000

@lotusblack Hi Brian, Thanks for your concern. I would say this is made of brass not bronze. The castings are pretty crude and you can see the gritty uneven look they have. You are calling the colored decoration Champleve rather than cloisonne. That is makes sense since the design appears to be cast rather than soldered in place. I feel it does have the look of a less expensive Japanese item from the first half of the 20th century.

RE: Repairs on Cloisonne Incense Burner

Brian Crowe — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 20:19:15 +0000

I am concerned about this Champleve censor. It could also be Japanese they made a lot of lamps in the first half of the 20th century. What is the metal alloy is it bronze it looks brassy.

Repairs on Cloisonne Incense Burner

Andrew Andersen — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 20:07:30 +0000

We picked this cloisonne burner up more or less sight unseen on What Not. It was pretty inexpensive a good opportunity to learn. We assumed it would be something quite new, and could see that the animal on top was - well, odd. It arrived yesterday and I am happy to say that at least it is interesting. The bottom has a whole that was repaired, there are dings in the cloisonne that have been repaired from the inside with little metal patches, and I am also thinking the top of the lid has been replaced with this creature that is maybe a lion, but looks a bit like Goofey from Disney.

This leads me to think that it might actually be a bit older than I thought as the repairs look old. What are your thoughts on the age and and origin of this piece?

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