Editing Vitreous enamel (section)

===China===
[[File:Chinese - Wine Pot - Walters 44569 - Side (cropped).jpg|thumb|Chinese [[cloisonné]] enamel bronze wine pot, 18th century]]
From either Byzantium or the Islamic world, the cloisonné technique reached China in the 13–14th centuries. The first written reference to cloisonné is in a book from 1388, where it is called "Dashi ('Muslim') ware".<ref name=Sullivan>Sullivan, Michael, ''The arts of China'', 4th edn, p.&nbsp;239, University of California Press, 1999, {{ISBN|0-520-21877-9}}, {{ISBN|978-0-520-21877-2}}, [https://books.google.com/books?id=sn0CyBCJKz8C&pg=PA239 Google books]</ref>  No Chinese pieces that are clearly from the 14th century are known; the earliest datable pieces are from the reign of the [[Xuande Emperor]] (1425–1435), which, since they show a full use of Chinese styles, suggest considerable experience in the technique.

Cloisonné remained very popular in China until the 19th century and is still produced today. The most elaborate and most highly valued Chinese pieces are from the early [[Ming dynasty]], especially the reigns of the Xuande Emperor and [[Jingtai Emperor]] (1450–1457), although 19th century or modern pieces are far more common.<ref name=Sullivan />