Exceedingly Scarce 19th Century Korean Painted Terracotta Sculpture of a Dongja Boy. We have only seen only one other large-scale antique Korean painted clay sculpture ever offered for sale. Height: 17.5 inches (44.5 cm).

Very Large Antique Wooden Joseon Dynasty Korean Wedding Goose inscribed with the year 1892. A similar but slightly smaller one recently sold at auction in Korea for $22,520 plus commission, for a total of $25,000! A photo of that auction result is the last photo here in this post. This is a grand piece of Korean folk art. This wooden goose was a gift from a Korean groom to a bride nearly 200 years ago, and is the largest and most beautifully rendered example we have ever seen...

A Very Rare/Large/Fine Korean Gold Lacquered Wood Seated Buddha Figure (목여래좌불상-木如來坐佛像)-18th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, early 19th/18th C. The seated figure on the pedestal with serene expression, his right hand raised and his left hand placed upon his knee, his robes elegantly draped around his body, the folds delicately rendered, his knotted long hair down on the both shoulders with a delicately carved head crown and high chignon centered It’s in very fine condit...

Small round hare in bronze with dark brown patina, standing on its four legs. In Japanese, the hare and the rabbit are referred to by a single word: usagi. The animal is one of the twelve animals of the zodiac in Sino-Japanese astrology. It also plays a role in many folk tales and legends...

A Very Rare/Fine/Large Korean Buddhist Wood Carved Big Fish (木魚 )-19th C. Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The very rare, large solid hard wood carved fish for Buddhist Temple. its surfaces have large scales, tales and head holding pearls, body applied with thick dark and red-black natural pigments overall, two holes each for hanging. It is very fine condition but some natural dark/red pigments pilled off. It measures 135cm x 37cm h. (51" x 14.5"), weight: 60lbs...

A Very Rare/Fine/Large Korean Solid Wood Carved Seated Buddha-15th - 16th C.: Korean, Joseon/late Korea, 16th – 17h century...

Korean Norigae with Chinese White Jade Carved Parfumier, Plaque, Knife, Charms Butterfly Pendant with Tassels, circa 1900

The overall length is 13 inches (33 cm). The Parfumier is 2.2 inches (5.5 cm) wide by 0.63 inch (1.6 cm) thick. The rectangular jade plaque is 2.95 inches (7.5 cm) in length by 1.6 inches (4 cm) wide. The butterfly is 2 inches (5 cm) in length by 3.1 inches (8 cm) wide...

INKSTONE

Quite a simple Korean inkstone hand-carved out from stone, early 20th century, approx. 11 x 6.5 x 1cm (4.33 x 2.55 x 0.39in). Hollowed surface by the frictioning of ink stick for long years use as is...

A Very Rare/Fine a Pair of Boy/Girl Carved Wood/Polychrome Statues-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The Buddhist young boy (동자 童子 (菩萨的别称)-僧童) with holding a medicine bottle (Kundika) and the Buddhist young girl (童女 (菩萨的别称)-僧童) with coiled long rib-band hair polling down holding a large peach with the both hands, being presenting their calms and naive smiles, painted with white, black, blue, red, and dark yellow. Condition: The girl’s ...

A fantastic pair of Chosun Dynasty Korean "grand father" guardian statues from Jeju Island. Made of local volcanic stone, dating back to the 19th century. These figures were traditionally placed in pairs and, according to legend, anyone who rubbed their noses would be blessed with fertility and the birth of a son.

Early 19th Century

Size: 11" L x 8" W x 26"H

Sculpture of a bald headed man with a serene face, sitting while holding a small cymbal and drum stick in his hands. The cymbal and stick are connected to each other by a cord. The man dressed in Korean garment, as it is worn by Boddhisatva. Lime stone? Inside hollowed out. Korea, Choseon period, 18th century.
Height inches 14.2 inches (36 cm).
Excellent condition. Some pits in the surface, some traces of former pigmentation...

A Very Fine/Large Korean Wood Carved Wedding Duck-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 18th/19th century. A good and large wood hand carved Mandarin duck, traditionally used in wedding ceremonies, with old patina overall, its bottom square carved out for holding. It’s in very good condition with old dark-brown patina due to its age, it measures 19cm high. and 31cm length.

A Very Rare Korean Wood Carved/Painted Standing Dongja-18th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty(1392-1897), 18th century. A small wood elaborate carved Dongja (Buddhist boy attendant) shown standing with his hands held together as if to clasp a ritual object, the robes painted in red, black, green and the face and hands with traces of white pigment, set on an inverted lotus pedestal...

A Pair of Very Rare/Fine Korean Polychrome Enameled Wood Carved Tigers: 19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. A pair of lacquered wood tigers. Both are modeled in poses to suggesting hunting or stalking, with mouths open as if ready to bite - or possibly they have caught their prey and are ready to roar with triumph! The lacquer is yellow, black, and red. Both tigers stand on a wooden base and they likely served as guardians at an entryway...

A Very Rare Korean Unified Silla Bronze Standing Figure-8th-10th C.: $3,200 Korea, Unified Silla Period, 8th to 10th century, an old natural greenish dark black patina. It is a cast solid, standing on a lotus pedestal base and cast with drapery falling in u-shaped folds from the neck to the ankles, back cast of the figure open including its head with an old natural patina. It’s in fair condition in its age, it measures 3. 7/8" ( 9.8cm ) approx.

A Very Rare Korean Heavy Wood-Root Carved Seated Tiger/Painted in Polychrome Pigments-19th C./ Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century...

A Very Rare and Fine Korean Gilt Bronze Figure of Buddha 7th - 8th C.: Korea, Unified Silla period, 8th 10th Century. It is cast solid, standing with the hands held in varsa and abhayamudra dressed in loose robes failing from the shoulders and opening to reveal the bare chest, the serene face below the protuberant usnisa, the back cast open, set on two-tiered lotus base supported on a six petal stan. It has an original gilding remaining, but some body gilding losses and rubbed, otherwi...

A Very Rare/Fine Carved/Pigments Painted Wood Carved Tiger: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century A solid wood deep carved a man riding a tiger painted in red, yellow, blue, white and black pigments on the surfaces, a man wearing a traditional hat, black horse tailed “Gat”, and a tiger with a long tail. It’s in very fine condition without any noticeable damages, or missing apart. Measurements; 10” H x 8” L x 3 1/4” W (25.4cm x 20.3cm x 8.3cm) ***Provenance; Collection of Mrs L...