Cloisonné is an ancient technique for decorating metal objects. The resulting objects can also be called cloisonné. The decoration is formed by first adding compartments to the metal object by soldering or sticking silver or gold threads placed on their edges. These gold or silver threads remain visible in the finished piece, separating the different compartments of the enamel or inlays, which are often of several colors. The technique remains common in China to the present day.
景泰藍（Cloisonné）是一種古老的裝飾金屬物品的工藝。采用這項工藝生產出的物品也可以稱為景泰藍。裝飾效果是這樣形成的：首先要通過焊接（solder）或粘貼工藝用銀線或金線給金屬物件勾邊，以將其分隔為幾個小塊。這些金銀線在成品上依然能看到，它們將瓷釉或鑲嵌物（enamel or inlays）的不同部分分隔開來，通常這些瓷釉或鑲嵌物會有多種顏色。這項工藝至今在中國仍然很常見。
