A Very Rare and Fine Korean Old Silla Musical Libation Cup-6th C.:
Korea, Three King Domes Periods (Silla period), 5th-6thcentury,
This is a so called a “Jingle bell” musical cup-vessel...
A Very Fine/Quite Large Korean Copper-Red Hae-Tae Shape Water Dropper-19th :
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century...
A Korean Rare/Fine Punchong Ware White Slip Inlaid Dish -16th C.:
Korea, early Joseon dynasty, 15th -16th century
The shallow circular dish tapering to a raised ring foot, decorated with white slip
inlaid, the interior with a central flowerhead medallion surrounded by bands of
smaller impressed flowerheads and stylized tendril patterns, the exterior with
curtain rope design in vertical, all beneath a thick finely bubble
suffused grayish green glaze...
A Damun-Cheon Wang (多聞天王) of 4 Havenly Kings (四天王): (King of the North);
Korea, Unified Silla Dynasty (668-935),
This Damun-Cheon Wang is one of Four Hevenly Kings (Four Kings:四天王, Jiguk-Cheon, Jeungjang-Cheon, Gwangmok-Cheon and Damun- Cheion) in Buddhism, and King of the North.
He has powers, all knowing, hears all and always listening,
and this king carries magic umbrella, mongoose and stupa with supermatural power that protect against thunderstorms.
This is one o...
A Korean Very Fine and Rare Sea-Green Celadon Inlaid Cup-Stand-12th C.:
Korea, Koryo period, 12th Century,
This is a high quality of incised and inlaid celadon cup stand, the finely potted
cup stand with wide flaring saucer and set on a raised ring foot, decorated with delicately
incised peony scroll and black and white slip inlaid peony around the saucer,
bordered by two bands of key-fret patterns beneath a rich bubble-suffused celadon
glaze with 3 spur marks on the bottom...
A Very Fine Korean Early White Glazed Bowl-16th C.:
Korea, early Joseon dynasty, 15th - 16th century.
Well potted and portioned white glazed deep bowl, recessed and set on a raised ring foot,
with gently everted moutn rim, simple decorated in a clear white grey-tinged glaze, its well
bears firing traces, base white glazed and foot rim bears sands.
It’s very fine condition without any hairline cracks but some areas mottled glaze and color, giving it a misty appearance, other wise it’...
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 Fine Group of 8 Early Punchong Ware Small Dishes
Korea, early Joseon period, 15th -16th century
They small sized group of Punchong dishes decorated with white slip brush,
white slip inlaid and white slip dumped with insiced decorations are rare with 8 dishes,
some dishes with clear glzes and others with clear celadon glaze.
They are all in fine condition except 1 dishe with a chip.
It measures 10cm – 14cm small to large, (4” x 5.5”).
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
Koryo Dynasty, 1100s
Painted in underglaze iron with a stylized design, possibly of a duck. Covered entirely with a grayish-green celadon glaze, barely wiped from the footring. Minor sand adhesion to the foot. No chips or cracks.
Diameter: 2 1/8 in.; Height: 1 ¼ in.
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 Large/Rare Koryo Black and White Slip Inlaid Celadon Oil Bottle-12th C.: Korea, Koryo dynasty, 12th century.
Of disk form with waisted neck ending in a cup-form mounth, inlaid in black and white
slip with four flying cranes reserved on a ground of small clouds, all inlaid in white slip,
above double line, also inlaid white slip, covered by a blue-green celadon gaze,
It’s in very fine condition without any damage or repaies but its bottom glaze discolored while firing.
It meas...
A Korean Very Rare and Fine Total Blue Sea-Lion Shape Water Dropper-19th C.:
Korea, Joseon period, 19th century
Amusingly moulded as a recumbent figure of a mythical lion-dog, the surface details
incised and realistically moldelled, decorated in a washy underglaze blue beneath
a white glaze, it’s in very fine condition without any damages at all,
it measures 7.5cm L. x 5cm w. x 3.7cn h.
A Very Fine/Rare Korean Punchong Bowl with Characters White Slip Inlaid: 15th C.:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 15th century.
The shallow bowl, set on a raised ring foot, and decorated in inlaid white slip with a
centural two characters inscription, surrounded by a wide band of stylized lappets,
a wide band flower heads design, the exterior decorated en suite, beneath a pale
celadon glaze...
Two Very Fine Blue and White Porcelain Dishes/Character-19th C.:
Korea, Choson period, 19th Century,
1): This dish is applied with an even pure white glaze, set on a high foot the shallow
bowl with a gHappiness, h within a double ring in underglaze blue with fine
crackled white and a shiny transparent glaze.
It is in fine condition with no any damage. Measures 6 5/8h d...
A Very Rare/Fine Crackled White Glazed Tea Bowl-15th C.:
Korea, Early Joseon dynasty, 15th century
The finely potted deep steep sided tea bowl set on a high ring foot, and very slightly everted lip
with a hand rolled potting ring, covered with a thin trackled semi translucent blue tinged white
glaze with a light redish color, the ring foot and bottom unglazed, unglazed partial bottom
of the surfaces...
Korean VeryLarge and Fine Sgraffiato Designed Punchong Ware Bottle-15th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 15th -16th century
Of pear form set on an inset, high ring foot, ornamented with a wide band
of lotus leaves defined by deeply incised lines and a narrow band of lappets,
also created by incised lines and by larger channels scraped away in Sraffiato technique,
both panels separated by incised lines, the body covered overall by a green-tinged
transparent glaze, olive or emerald in the carved ...
A Very Fine White Glazed Blue and White Porcelain Dish:
Korea, Choson period, 19th Century,
This dish is applied with an even pure white glaze, set on a high foot the shallow
bowl with a Happiness within a double ring in underglaze blue with fine
crackled white and a shiny transparent glaze.
It is in fine condition with no any damage. Measures 6 5/8h d. x 1 1/2 h.
*** A very similar blue and white dish with a character longevity sold
at Christie's, New York, Korean Works of Art, Oct...