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   Here are a few pictures and descriptions to get us started. This will be most helpful to the beginner, but as we collect more photos and more descriptions, we'll be able to make finer distinctions. If you have photos and descriptions you would like to contribute, please email the *webmaster.

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Photo courtesy FandD
This vase is a fine example of both moriage and gin-bari.

Photo courtesy miles
This is an example of a very subtle wireless pattern.

Photo ©2000, Alex Chen
This is a wonderful example of goldstone cloisonne.
Detail showing the typical features of silverwire cloisonne.
A fine example of the color and detail of akasuke cloisonne. This shows the embossed pattern usually found on the back of the vase; the front is usually decorated with a floral design.


Hallmarks

Photo courtesy miles
This is the Ando hallmark.
This is the Inaba hallmark.
This is the Kodenji hallmark.