Chinese Arts and Crafts: The everlasting beauty of the cloisonne

At the 2010 Christie's Hong Kong Autumn Auction, a pair of imperial cloisonne incense burners made during the Yongzheng Emperor's reign in the Qing dynasty were auctioned for HK $129.5 million, breaking the international record price for an enamelware auction item. Cloisonne. The artform of cloisonne combines traditional Chinese bronze-casting, ceramic-making, water and ink-painting and engraving with Western filigree enamel techniques. It has a history of nearly 1,000 years. Subscribe to CCTV on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/CCTVcomInternational CCTV: https://goo.gl/gYT8W8 CCTV中文国际: http://goo.gl/HcZaeZ Follow us on: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cctvcom Twitter: https://twitter.com/cctv Instagram: http://instagram.com/cctv