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Kin'unken (錦雲軒七宝焼 Kin'unken Shippōyaki) was a Japanese
Kin'unken (錦雲軒七宝焼 Kin'unken Shippōyaki) was a Japanese cloisonné
Cloisonné () is an ancient technology, ancient technique for decorating metalwork objects with colored material held in place or separated by metal strips or wire, normally of gold. In recent centuries, vitreous enamel has been used, but inla ...
ーmaking company located in Kyoto
Kyoto ( or ; Japanese language, Japanese: , ''Kyōto'' ), officially , is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture in the Kansai region of Japan's largest and most populous island of Honshu. , the city had a population of 1.46 million, making it t ...
, Japan.
The company was given an imperial warrant of appointment to the Japanese court and was also patronized by the King of the Belgians.
Objects from Kin'unken are traded at auctions for high prices.
See also
*Ando Cloisonné Company
is a Japanese ''cloisonné'' making company located in Sakae, Nagoya, central Japan.
History
Owari province was one of the foremost production centres of enamel in the country. During the Edo period the Andō family operated a pipe shop c ...
References
External links
* https://ginza-shinseido.com/blog/2020/06/13/%E9%8C%A6%E9%9B%B2%E8%BB%92-%E8%8A%B1%E9%B3%A5%E7%B4%8B-%E8%8A%B1%E7%93%B6/ Belgian Royal Warrant holders Japanese Imperial Warrant holders Japanese brands Manufacturing companies based in Kyoto Vitreous enamel {{japan-org-stub