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Cloisonné (Shippo)

The MBH has been taking cloisonné (shippo, in Japanese, 七宝) classes these last few months. Traditionally,  cloisonné is a metalworking art – the artist would shape the metal into the final shape, then crushed glass (called frit) is mixed into a paste by adding water, which is then painted on to the object. After the [...]

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