1200s
This bowl was wheel-formed and then pressed into a mold while still soft to create an octagonal form. The soft stoneware clay was then carved and impressed with a stylized chrysanthemum design, allowed to dry, and then covered with a slip of white liquid clay which filled the incising. The residue was wiped or carved off leaving the crisp design in white against the darker clay...
A Very Fine /Large White Porcelain Bowl and Cover:
Korea, Choson Dynasty, 18th-early 19th Century,
This is a rare and large white porcelain jar and lid for food vessel or epitaph tablets
The large, deep vessel resting on a high ring foot with evenly curved wall and fitted with
a matching domed cover, with characteristic flat top, and glazed overall with a blue tinged
white glaze...
A Very Fine Tiger and Magpie Painting:
Korea, Choson Dynasty, 18th –early 19th Century,
This tiger and magpie painting is a quite large size painting
and is painted in ink and light colors on paper.
This Tiger looks like showing his singing and dancing to a magpie on the tree,
and The Magpie looks like serious listening the tiger’s performing.
This tiger is a very humorous and cute in this painting rather than a awful looking...
A Very Fine Celadon Inlaid Octagonal Bowl:
Korea, Koryo period, 13th Century,
This is a high quality celadon inlaid small dish and moulded with a
central flower head medallion surrounded by ruyi design in the interior, and
each facet on the exterior inlaid with double chrysanthemum flower heads in
black and white slip within a white slip inlaid rectangular design. It is applied
overall a clear blue-green celadon glaze in and out, bears three spur marks on
the base...
Korean Silver Inlaid Iron Incense Burner with Bat, 19th Century
It is 8.5 inches (21.5 cm) tall by 7 inches (18 cm) wide. It weighs 5.75 lb.
It is in good condition with no repairs, dents, cracks, or chips, except missing a nail at the lid (as seen in the photos).
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A Very Rare Koryo Celadon Ewer with Incised/Carved Lid:
Korea, Koryo Period, 12th Century,
This unusual/rare shape of ewer has low mouth with a drop lid, this one has a tall,
straight mouth with a cover.(The existing lid is not original match to the ewer).
The body of globular form resting on raised circular base and molded
with a slightly curved spout and loop handle with attachment ring. The lid (not an original lid with the ewer) is in the shape of an upside-down lotus flower...
A Very Fine Mother of Pearl Inlaid Documentary Box:
Korean Choson period, 19th century,
This beautiful square-shape mother of pearl inlaid box is an example of Korea art craftsmanship.
These entire sides are inlaid with sailing near pavilion in river, ducks swimming under willows in pond and symbols of longevity on the black lacquered ground, a cloud formed yellow metal hinges attached on each sides...
A Rare and Fine Small Peach Formed Water Dropper:
Korea, Choson, period, 18th -19th Century,
This is a molded as an unusual small peach with two upright leaves carved
in relief to the body and incised with short lines to delineate veins, the stem of
the peach also molded in relief to the body.
It is painted in under glaze cobalt blue with two peach leaves and peach-pink
brushed on the stems and body, applied overall with a blue tinged thick white
glaze, flat circular base unglazed with d...
A Very Fine and Rare white Slip Inlaid Puchong Stem-cup:
Korea, early Choson Period, 15th Century,
This stem cup is very rare in Punchong ware decorated with chrysanthemum flower heads on whole body and inlaid with grass pattern encircling the rim...
A Portrait of Monk “Suh-San Dae Sa”
(1520-1604):
Korea, Choson period, 19th Century,
His Buddhist name is Suh-San (1520-1604), his name is Hoo-Jung, and his family name is Choi. He was one of the greatest monks in Korean Buddhist history in Choson dynasty. It is painted with mineral color and ink on paper, and has an inscription of Suh-San Dae Sa Jee Jin Yong on the middle of right in painting...
A Very Rare and Fine Set of Amulet, Key-Holder:
Korea, Choson period, 19th Century,
This is amazing example of Korean women¡¯s ornament accessory with symbols of happiness and wealthy and also for longevity and good fortune in late Choson period
This large sized amulet or charm is being called also Key-holder, which is formed with
nine coin-shape joined each other with floral design below two dragons on the top decorated
with seven precious mineral colors (Ä¥º¸) delicately done all...
An Extremely Rare Solid Gold Buddhist Sutra:
Korea, Koryo Period, 11th -13th Century,
It is extremely rare solid gold leaf sutra of "Vajraccedika, prajnaparamita" , "Ma Ha Ban Ya Pa Ra Mil Da Sim Kyung", from late Unified Silla to Koryo period: The Buddhist text of
the prajnaparamita¡± sutra (sutra on the perfection of wisdom) was written
in repousse on leave of thin gold sheet in Chinese regular script (Kai-Shu).
This sutra has two °Apsarases (Heavenly Maidens" in repousse on the bo...
A very Fine/Rare Blue and White Large Deep Bowl:
Korea, Choson period, 18th-19th century,
This is an unusual large deep bowl set on a high footed-recessed base decorated in underglaze
blue with two large sprays with two citrines( Buddha hand), the well decorated with
an auspicious character “Happiness” contained within a double-ringed roundel.
It's in very fine condition except a tiny part repaired on the outer rim.
Measures 9 7/8” x 5 ½” h...
Beautiful Korean blue and white glazed vase with 2 dragons in clouds, 19th century.
Size: 21" high x 12" wide.
A Rare Tiger and Dragon Inlaid amd lacquered low Table:
Korea, Choson period, late 19th century,
This low table with tortoise shells and shark-skin (shagreen) inlaid is an extremely rare,
especially with a dragon and tiger.
This rectangular low table is lacquered with dark brown over all, and top decorated with
a confronted large four-clawed Dragon and a Siberian Tiger inlaid in entire tortoise shell,
and Shark-skin (shagreen) used only, except clouds, amid clouds in a diamond-form
bor...
A Fine and Large Silver Inlaid Iron Box and Cover:
Korea, Choson dynasty, 19th century,
This is a large silver inlaid tobacco box with lid,
it is round set on three stump feet inlaid on the upright sides with 2
“double happiness” characters on each opposite side separated by square panels
of confronted butterflies and two crossed flags, the slightly domed cover also
inlaid in silver with a character “long life” and around with bats.
It is in very good condition without any typi...
A Very Fine Sea-Green Celadon Glazed Shallow Dish:
Korea, Koryo Dynasty, 12th Century,
This dish is a very high quality of sea-green celadon glaze applied overall
the interior and exterior, molded with peony scroll interior wall and a flower head
in the center, resting in a wide base with three spur marks.
It is in mint condition. Measures 5 1/4” x 1 1/2”
A Rare and Fine Inlaid Shark skin Red Lacquered Box and Cover;
Korea, Choson period, Early 19th Century,
This red lacquered and inlaid whole shark skin box and cover made for imperial palace use in general.
The deep, rectangular box fitted with a shallow lid, inlaid on the cover in shark skin only on a red lacquer ground with two large blossoms and leafy, scrolling stem, the sides of the box inlaid with identical flower scroll set between line borders, the interior lined in an original silk...