Long 59mm Glamorous Gold & Black Cloisonne Bead - Large Hole

Product Code: ga5433

Availability:Out of stock

Price is per bead, measuring a large 59mm x 27mm. Large 4mm hole.

What Is Cloisonne?
Cloisonné is decorative enamel work in which metal filaments are fused to the surface, outlining a design filled in with enamel paste.

History
Cloisonné enamelware dates back over 500 years in China - especially popular during part of the Ming Dynasty (mid 15th-C). Owing to its brilliant colours and designs, cloisonné has been highly appraised around the world.

Cloisonne Beads
Hand crafted by an elaborate and complicated process of hammering, soldering, enamel-filling, enamel firing, polishing and gilding. Cloisonné beads are no different in this process, and their energies are similar to those of flaked stone.