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...

Antique Korai Gohon Chawan possibly owned by Matsudaira Fumai according to the label on the box.

Matsudaira Fumai (1751-1818), the seventh Matsudaira family daimyo of the Matsue Domain, is celebrated for successfully reforming the domain’s governance while also advocating cultural innovation...

A Korean soapstone box that has a square section carved out for the ink pad plus space to store soapstone seals. The box is cut out of one block of red soapstone measuring about 4 3/4"w x 3 5/8"d x 3"h. The red block is marbled with white and gray grains and spots. The top of the box is inlaid with the Chinese character for double happiness. The condition is very good with no repairs. There are some small chips from use, and the largest loss is to the side of one of the feet...

A lively and splendid Korean painting of Leopard with and her two cubs, overhead are a pair of magpies perched on a pine branch, sumie and color pigments on cotton with paper backing, age Chosun Period, 19th century. Size: Height: 51.5" Width: 35.25".

A Korean Rare/Fine Celadon Inlaid Foliate Decagonal Shallow Dish: Korea, Koryo period, 12th -13th Century, This shallow dish is a very rare with foliaged rim, each lobe has a black and white slip inlaid with chrysanthemum flower head on the exterior, and the interior is molded with a central flower head medallion surrounded by a lobed design. It is applied overall with a thick rich celadon glaze with three spur marks. It is in fine condition except a tiny hair line crack on the rim...

A Very Rare/Old Silver Inlaid Iron Caddle Stick: Korea, Joseon Period, 18th –early 19th Century This silver inlaid iron candle stick is of a slender elegant design in an asymmetrical H-shape, and is composed of three parts; light reflecting mirror silver inlaid with “Longevity”, “Happyness” and a “Yin-Yang”, candle holder with a silver inlaid chain attacher and removeable snuffer (snuffer missing) from the supporting stand post silver inlaid and its Dot-shape joint silve...

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...

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...

An antique Korean true chest made entirely of red pine wood. Nickel hardware with double gourd hard mounts and stylized Chrysanthemum nail heads. Originally used to store valuables. Possibly originates from North Korea. Constructed using dovetail joinery.

Age: 19th Century

30 1/2" Wide by 17" High by 17 5/8" Deep

A large kitchen storage jar that was made in North Korea. The Jar is an example of Korean folk art, and it has hand painted blue and green designs on a white base. There is brown staining to the exterior and interior surfaces, where the contents (probably soy sauce) bleed into the stoneware. There are two side handles for carrying. The jar measures about 16" high x 12" in diameter, and dates to the late Chosen Dynasty...

Large Korean three-level kitchen cabinet (samch'ung ch'an-jang) orange-brown color finish, elm wood panels, iron hardware, top section has 2 small drawers with bat shaped hardware, top compartment opens wide with pair of double hinged doors, bottom compartment has 2 sets of doors opening to two separate compartments, beautiful overall scale and proportions, Chosun Period (c. 1900). Size: 68 3/4" high x 43" wide x 21" deep.

Goryeo dynasty is famous for producing high quality celadon pieces. This piece has very beautiful color and inlay. YouTube movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aMbSJx4Enw Certification: written by Noriki Shimazu the famous researcher with Asian antiques in Japan. Size: 12.0cm(D) 3.8cm(H)

A Large and Fine Korean Grey Stoneware Storage Jar with Stand: Korea, Three Kingdoms Period, 4th -6th Century. This is an unusual large jar supported by the authentic Pottery stand, its mouth is everted and flattened, the stand is with open work, the clay is the dark grey pottery with natural ash glaze on the lower body (see photos)...

Antique Korean ceramic bottle, glazed with rich white glaze with brown crackle. The cylindrical body tapers dramatically to the thin neck and dramatic rim. The foot is slightly recessed with glazed center and natural bare edges.

Period: 18th century Dimensions: 4 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 7 1/2" H

A Very Rare Korean Seated AmithaBuddha Hanging Scroll Painting...

A Pair of Rare/Fine Korean Carved Bamboo Fan Attaching Ornaments(扇錘-선추)-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The one of the bamboo-fan ornament(扇錘) caved with a wearing bamboo hat fisher man fishing under a long pine tree and the other one carved a old man relaxing under a long paulownia tree beside a big cow, each one attached with a ring shaped jade and a bead on the top and bottom with a black tassels and long strings...

A Fine and Rare Korean 8 Panel Pictorial Ideographs (文字圖)-19th C. : Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century, separated from a framed screen (unframed screen)...

A Very Fine Koryo Sea-Green Celadon Shallow Dish;12th C.: Korea, Koryo dynasty, 12th Century. This well balanced shallow dish applied with a beautiful sea-green crackled and transparent celadon glaze overall, set on a raised ring foot, its foot rim unglazed and its base sea-green celadon glazed. It’s in very good condition with a few short hairline cracks on the rim. Measurements: 14.8cm x 3.6cm.