A Very Rare and Fine Blue and White Large Basin: Korea, Choson period, 19th century, This large blue and white basin painted in cobalt blue with a central roundel enclosing the auspicious character “BOK” within double lines, the outsides with two large stylized leafy floral sprays, and the flat averted rim decorated with chained floral scrolls. It is in thick white glaze applied. It is in mint condition...

Korean Blue and White small jar decorated with precious objects. Choson 19thC. Height:4 3/4" (12.0 cm). Condition: Filled chip to rim 1.7 cm and an associated crack 3.6 cm to the interior.

A Large Fine/Rare Korean Copper-Red Decorated Wine Bottle-19th C.: Korea,Joseon dynasty, 19th century. Of compressed globular form with attenuated cylindrical neck painted with grapevine and grapes on one side and on the other in copper red, grayish white glaze applied over the surfaces including base, firing grits adhered on foot rim. It’s in fine condition but one horizontal hairline crack on lower body. Measurement: 30.3cm x 19.2cm d.

Very Rare Blue and White Square-form Water Dropper: Korea, Choson period, 19th Century, A well decorated Square slab sided porcelain water dropper on four short feet, decorated in underglaze blue with a view of Han river scenery, the sides with sprays of autumn flowers, covered overall with in a clear-milky white glaze. It is in fine condition except a tiny water spout chip repaired Measures 2 3/8” x 2 3/8” x 2 7/8” h. *** Provenance: This Blue and White water dropper was in a col...

A Rare Fan-Shape Blue Porcelain Water Dropper: Korea, Choson dynasty, 19th century The curved slab-sided, fan-shape, with a flat base, porcelain water dropper, covered overall in underglaze cobalt blue and by a transparent glaze with high sheen, the bast unglazed. It’s in vey fine condition without any damages, Measurements: 8cm L. x 2.2cm h.

A Very Rare Blue/White Bottle Painted with Shipzangsang Motifs (the Symbols of 10 Long Life): Korea, Choson dynasty, 19th century Well potted shape and portion with a flared rim to the tall neck and a pear-shaped body painted in shades of cobalt with alternating motis of cranes flying amid clouds and bamboo stalks paired with garden rocks (They are symbols of 10 logevity), the celadon-tinged glaze covering all surfaces except the pad of the recessed foot. It is in very fine codition with...

A Very Fine/Rare Iron Black Painted Double Gourd-Shape Bottle-19th C.: Korea, late Joseon dynasty, 19th Century A well portioned, well potted, and blue tinged white glazed overall surfaces including its bottom with some sand bears on the foot rim, painted with a Chrysanthemum and a Orchid on the other side in iron brownish black, with some crackled glaze on the body. It’s in very fine condition without any damages at all. Measures 16.4cm h. x 10.8cm d. (6 ¾” x 4 ¼”).

A Very Fine Blue and White Dragon Bottle: Korea, Choson period, 19th century, This is a large and fine blue underglaze dragon wine bottle, slightly compressed globular body rising to a tall neck with flared mouth, well painted with a dragon pursuing flaming pearl through clouds. It is in perfect condition. Measures: 11” high and 6 ½” diameter. ***For a very similar dragon bottle sold at the Christie’s, New York, 4/27/1994 page44, lot #58

The body potted in an extremely rare bee - hive form, the spout modelled as an abstract variation of a human face or mask or so. Korean Choson period 19th. century. Diameter : 8,2 cm. H : 7,4 cm. Condition : Perfect. From an old German family collection. Please compare the piece wit the water dropper offered at Christies New York ( 16. Sept. 2003 ) ( Please have a look at the last enlargement )

A Rare Finely Decorated Blue and White Rectangular-Form Water Dropper: Korea, Choson period, 19th Century, The rectangular form on raised feet, decorated with Han river scenery and the sides with sprays of flowering peony, beneath on overall clear white glaze. It has a tiny chip of the water spout, otherwise it is in good condition. Measures 2 1/2” x 2 1/2” x 2 3/4”h. (3 3/8” across and 2 3/4” high)

A Pair of Very Fine and Rare Blue and White Cups: Korean Choson dynasty, 18th-early 19th century. This pair of cups were made from an official kiln for the imperial palace use, which is very very rare with a character "Nae". It is almost imposible to fine this type of high quality of a pair for an imperial use with character inscribed. Set on a short ring, and covered evenly overall, in and out of the body, with very fine and clear light blue-tinged white glaze...

A Very Rare/Fine Korean Total Blue Glazed Small Bottle-19th C.: Korea, Joseon period, 19th century. A small bottle of very fine and rare beautiful blue glazed, of compressed globular form set on a short ring foot with tall, cylindrical neck ending in a rolled lip, brushed overall with cobalt blue under fine and clear white glaze, the recessed base and inside of the moutn glazed white. It’s in very fine condition, it measure 10 cm x 7.5 cm (4” x 3”) respectably.

A Korean Fine Blue and White Dragon Painted Porcelain Jar-19th C. : Korea, Choson Dynasty, 19th Century, This dragon jar with a blue tinged white glaze is of tall elongated baluster form, painter in cobalt blue with a scaly four-clawed dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl in a cloud-filled sky, all below the ru-yi head collar supporting a tall straight neck decorated with large clouds between ru-yi designs...

Magnificent Bluish-gray Korai Kasugai Chawan fixed with staple-like metals made in the late Joseon Dynasty (19c).

Korai tea bowls were imported to Japan since Momoyama period where they were highly treated by daimyo and tea masters.

Ceramic stapling is an ancient tenchnique that was used to repair broken pottery...

A Very Rare Hae-Tae White (Olive) Glazed Water Dropper: Korea, Joseon Period, 19th century This is a quite large sized and Amusingly molded as a recumbent figure of a mythical lion dog (hae-tae), the surface detailing incised and realistically modeled, decorated with a white glze, but in this water dropper, this white glaze turned into a olive glaze due to under firing circumstances. It’s in very fine condition, measures 8.9cm x 4.5cm

A Very Rare/Fine Open Carved Bat and Swastika Brush Pot-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. Square, set on a square base supported by fout bracket feet carved on each side with four panels flamed by raised borders, four sides carved with two bats on each side, a large swastika medallion design, covered with a milky blue tinged white glaze over all. It’s in very fine condition without any chips or repairs at all-perfect condition. It measures 11.5cm h. x 11.5cm d...

A Korean blue and white porcelain water dropper. Cube form with bracket feet on the four corners, a spout along the top edge on one side, and a whole (for displacement) near center top. Painterly floral decoration within line border on the sides. Geometric flower head decoration on the top. Stable cracks, a couple surface chips, and loss to the spout. All dimensions about 2 1/4 inches (5.715 cm) except for the height which is about 2 1/8 inches (5.39 cm). Joseon dynasty.

A Fine Small Blue and White Porcelain Jarlet: Korea, Choson dynasty, 19th century, inscribed 8 characters This unusual cylindrical body wity characters sharply tapering to a raised and recessed ring foot and a sharply sloping shoulder with slightly raised colar, decorated with 8 characters in underglaze blue and an overall slightly green-tinged white glaze. It is in very fine condition but light hairline crack on the rim. Measurements: 8.5cm h. x 8cm d.

A Very Fine Korean Blue and White Big Bowl with Characters(Shou)-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The beautiful clear white glazed deep bowl on short ring foot with slightly everted rim, decorated in underglaze with a charavter “SHOU” in the interior well, the rim with two ring circles, the exterior decorated with three characters, applied overall with a blue tinged translucent white glaze. It’s in excellent condition, it measures 24cm x 10.5cm h...

A Very Rare/Fine Blue and White Bottle: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century The domed body with everted spout and slightly recessed foot, painted with bat and floral plants alternated on the body in under glaze blue, the spout applied with blue tinged white glaze overall. It’s in very fine condition without any damages but age scratches. It measurem 8cm H. x 7.5cm D (3 1/8” x 3”)

A Very Fine, clear and warm White Porcelain Bottle: Korea, Choson period, 18th Century, This is a very finely potted and glazed pear shaped body rising a full rounded sides tapering toward the bong and tall neck, and a straight angle cut mouth rim with incised two lines accented near the rim. It is covered overall with high quality of pure white glaze. It has a short hair line crack and related two chips repaired with gold the mouth rim, otherwise it is in fine condition...

A Rare Korean Fine White Glazed Baluster Shape Porcelain Jar-18th C.: Korea, Joseon Period, 18th century. The finely potted baluster form with bulbous shouler and tapering waist and raised mouth rim, decorated with an overall warm and slilght blue tinged white glaze applied, some areas slightly discolored in firing. It’s in fine condition but a small chip repaired near the foot (see photo #2), otherwise very fine condition, it measures 10.25” h. x 8” (26cm x 20.8cm).

A Pure White Glazed Blue and White Porcelain Dish: Korea, Choson period, 19th Century, This blue and white dish incised with a �gcharacter �܁h on the base is a very rare and is for the imperial palace use. A pure white glaze applied overall the body with a �gHappiness, ���h within a double ring in underglaze blue. It is in fine condition except a �gT�h shape glaze crack on the foot base (see photos). It measures 6 5/8�h d...

A refined Korean Buncheong celadon vase. Buncheong refers to the technique of incising a repeating pattern on the clay surface and white clay is filled in creating a strong contrast of greys and celadon colors with the white lines. The vase is decorated with cranes, an auspicious motif in East Asian culture. Age: Koryo Dynasty 13th century Size: Diameter 6" Height 10.5"

Choson period, 1700s

Raised on low feet incorporated into the shape of the four flat sides. The top and sides are bordered by a single blue line. On each side, framed within four corners is a quickly painted floral motif. On the top is a more detailed plant and floral design. Though generally in good condition, there is evidence of use. The glaze on top is considerably worn. There are a few minor glaze chips...

Luxurious and heavy Korean Amamori (leaking rain) Incense Burner Kōro from Edo period.

The irregular shape and the base resemble Japanese Wabi Sabi tea bowls which tells that this piece was made specifically for Japanese market.

Amamori means the surface stained with spots that look like rain leaks on a wall creating beautiful complex scenery.

Size
Height 9.6 cm
Width 7.7 cm
Weight 1046 g


Condition
Scratches due to age, kiln scra...

17-18cc Yi Dynasty White Porcelain Korai Katate Flat Tea Bowl
There are seven kiln spurs left to the interior.

Size
Width 16.8cm x 15.8cm
Height 6.7cm
Weight 541g

Condition
There is a chip on the side, gaps in the glaze and kiln scratches.
Supplied with the custom-made box matching the shape of the tea bowl, which says 'Yi Dynasty White Porcelain Tea Bowl'' on the top.

A Very Rare/Fine Early Korean White Glazed Jar-17th -18th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 17th -18th century or older. Of a beautiful full moon shaped, everted rim, with clear white glazed glabular formed jar on a raised ring foot and with a short neck and everted lip, pot-clay wheeling marks appear on the body, applied with, a typical midddle Joseon dynasty, 17th to 18th century or older, thin and transparent blue tinged white glaze, especially upper shoulders, and translucent white glazed overa...

A Very Fine High Relief Carved White Water Dropper: Korea, Choson period, late 18th -early 19th Century, This is a very fine white glazed square formed porcelain water dropper carved in high relief with a plum spray on the top, and it is set on raised feet. It is covered with warm and milky white glaze overall evenly. It is in fine condition except one tiny water spout repaired.. Measures 1 ½” h.. x 2 ½”x2 ½”.

A Large and Fine Blue and White Porcelain Dish: Korean, Choson dynasty, late18th-early 19th Century This is well potted and high quality of warm and semi transparent white glaze applied overall, it bears a character "longevity" underglaze blue on the dish. It is a quite large, and there are some beautiful spots of pink peach blossom colors under white glaze. It is in perfect condition. Measurements: 9 1/4" x 2".

A Pair of Fine and Rare White Glazed Porcelain Dishes: Choson Dynasty, 19th Century It is a very rare and with a high quality of white glaze applied porcelain dishes that are for the palace use. This pair of dishes are applied with an even pure white glaze, and set on a high foot the shallow bowl with a

A Very Fine/Rare/Large Underglaze Iron-Brown Decorated Jar-17/18th century. Korea, Joseon period, 17th - 18th Century, A quite large abacus shaped jar rising from the ring foot to the extended sides and ending above the slanted shoulder in a short, decorated with abstract floral spray in underglaze iron-brown on opposite sides of the vessel, the body covered with a greyish white glaze overall, burnt slightly brown and orange in the firing. It is in very fine condition without any repair ...

Lovely pale Gohon Mishima Hanshi Chawan made in Korea in late Joseon dynasty (18-19cc).
Supplied with the old box.

Such bowls were exported to Japan where they were used for tea ceremony giving the birth of Japanese Mishima ware.

Size
Height 9cm
Width 15cm

Condition
There are fixed cracks on the rim, scratc
hes of the surface and minor chips on the foot.

Rare korean Choson period blue and white dish. ( 18th - 19th cetury ) Very nice condition - if you look very close, you see 1 very short fiering crack and 1 very small chip, which also seems to date to the time of production. Diameter : 20,2 cm.

Antique Korean bowl from the Chosun Bunchung period, 16th century. The bowl has a spiral like pattern left in the clay showing the bowl was done on a wheel. It measures 5.5" wide 4" tall. This bowl came from the collection of George C...

We proudly like to offer a 400 year old perfect Korean Gohon Ido shape chawan.

The fine, little iron bearing clay has been mixed with sand (suna gohon) and thrown into an ido shape widening towards the rim.

The light body is covered with a clear, little greyish ash glaze, reacting with the iron oxide in the body to develop the pink spots typical for that kind of Gohon bowls.

The high foot has been trimmed when the clay was leather hard producing a rough surfac...