Wall Charger Depicting Two Birds
Cleveland Museum of Art

Wall Charger Depicting Two Birds

Edouard Lievre (French, 1829–1886) · 1879

cloisonné and painted enamel mounted in gilt metal frame
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

After Japan was opened to the West in the 1860s, Western craftsmen exposed to these new artistic sensibilities popularized the delicate natural and floral motifs that were characteristic of Japanese design.

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