International clients who arrive on this page are typically searching for one of four things: a custom cloisonné work, a painting commission in an Asian heritage medium, a luxury corporate gift with cultural depth, or a diplomatic / ceremonial object that institutions can present.
Linghua treats all four as the same craft brief — only the scale, edition size and presentation differ. The wire is bent by hand, the enamel is mineral, the kiln is fired four to eight times, and the signature on the back is the artist’s own.
Hand-counted steps per commissioned work — none mechanised.
Kiln stages at 800 °C to set mineral enamel into copper wire.
Typical lead time from brief to delivery for mid-scale work.
Every commission signed, numbered and certified by Linghua.
Each format is priced and scheduled differently, but built through the same hand-built jingtailan process. The atelier’s output is capped at roughly thirty to sixty commissions per year to protect lineage standard.
A signed, single-edition cloisonné enamel work built around an iconography, scale and palette agreed with the collector — from Tibetan thangka to landscape, still life or contemporary abstract composition. Issued with bilingual certificate, firing log and provenance dossier.
Scale · 40 × 60 cm — 200 × 300 cm
For · private collectors, family offices, art advisors.
A site-specific cloisonné spatial painting composed for a wall, lobby, suite or ceremonial room — engineered for permanent installation, with light-, humidity- and seismic-tested mounting. Designed with the architect or interior designer of record.
Scale · up to 4 m, modular panels available.
For · hospitality, private residences, embassies, cultural venues.
A small bespoke cloisonné object — vessel, plaque, tea caddy, ritual piece or wearable — produced for state, diplomatic, museum or anniversary gifting. Iconography negotiated, signed, edition-controlled, packaged in a custom presentation case with bilingual certificate.
Scale · 8 — 40 cm. Editions of 1, 8, 108 or 365.
For · institutions, ministries, museums, foundations, brand houses.
A limited cloisonné series carrying a brand, anniversary or programme reference — designed in close consultation, numbered, individually packaged, and shipped internationally. Suitable as a client-recognition gift, board piece or brand-house collaboration.
Scale · 10 — 60 cm. Editions of 8 to 365.
For · luxury brands, finance, hospitality groups, corporate gifting offices.
Five formal stages, documented in writing. Nothing about the price, schedule or final image is left verbal.
A confidential conversation about intent, iconography, scale, setting and timeline. We confirm what cloisonné can and cannot do for the project before any cost is discussed.
Within two weeks: a written proposal with reference compositions, materials sheet, edition options, an itemised price, payment schedule and a realistic completion date.
Linghua develops the wire drawing and colour study. The client signs off on a 1:1 design before any copper is cut. Major revisions are included; full re-briefs are re-quoted.
108 hand operations — wire shaping, soldering, enamel filling, four to eight kiln firings at 800 °C, stone polishing, gilding. Progress photography is shared at four documented stages.
Final piece is photographed at four angles, signed and numbered, packed in a custom case, and shipped insured worldwide with bilingual certificate, firing log and care guide.
Every commission is signed by Linghua personally — there is no ghost-author or licensed factory line.
Copper body, hand-bent silver-bronze wire, mineral enamel, real gold for gilding. No imitation pigments.
Bilingual certificate, firing log, four-angle photography and provenance dossier are part of the deliverable.
Single edition, 8, 108, or 365. We do not silently reprint a commissioned design.
Yes. Roughly half of the atelier’s output is commissioned. Briefs we accept include private collectible thangka, architectural spatial paintings, ceremonial and diplomatic gifts, and brand-led corporate series. We do not licence the technique to third-party manufacturers and we do not accept commissions we cannot finish to lineage standard.
Pricing is driven by surface area, complexity of the wire drawing, number of colour fills, edition size and finishing. A confidential written quotation is issued after the initial brief; collectible mid-scale works typically start in the low five-figure USD range, with diplomatic and architectural commissions priced individually.
Minimum lead time is twelve weeks for a small ceremonial piece. Mid-scale collector works require four to six months. Architectural spatial paintings and large diplomatic series may require six to twelve months from brief to delivery, including kiln, polishing and certification stages.
Yes. The atelier ships insured worldwide and works regularly with clients in Greater China, Southeast Asia, Europe, the Gulf and North America. Customs handling, climate-controlled transport and white-glove installation can be arranged for architectural pieces.
Souvenir cloisonné is produced industrially with stamped wire, sprayed enamel and minimal firings. A Linghua commission is bench-built by the fifth-generation lineage holder and a hand-selected team, using mineral enamel, four to eight kiln firings, museum-grade documentation and a personal signature on every work.
Yes — within authorship. Linghua composes the work; the brief may specify iconography, palette, edition size, presentation case, and bilingual certificate text. The piece is signed as a Linghua work, not white-labelled.
All correspondence is confidential. We are happy to sign NDAs for diplomatic, corporate or family-office commissions before any visual reference is exchanged.