A Fine Pair of Korean Civilian Official Rank Badges-19th: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th C...

This small wood box contains a folding top panel on which is mounted a mirror, and a drawer for holding personal items. The box is constructed using pawlonia (kiri) wood on all sides with hardwood and pawlonia panels on the top. The box measures about 10" long x 7 3/4" wide x 5 1/4" high, and dates to the 19th Century. The condition is good. There is a small repair to one corner of the drawer. The nails holding the mirror panel hinges have been replaced with longer nails...

A traditional Korean gentlemen's headgear piece called a Gat, constructed of woven horsehair, bamboo, lacquer and silk. The Gat represented the social status of the wearer and protected their topknot underneath.

19th century Chosun Dynasty

Dimensions: 16 1/8" W x 7" H

Korean round lacquered container with shell inlay motifs of scrolling vines and lotus petals. The lid is topped with a pointed finial, lifting away to the red lacquered interior. The base is black lacquer with inlay sides and delicate inlay along interior rim.

19th Century

Dimensions: 3 1/4" W x 2 1/4" H

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

Korean blue and white porcelain water dropper in a squared form. The top surface adorned with cobalt blue underglaze landscape scene of mountains and boats and its sides with cobalt blue geometric motifs. The piece stands on four L shaped feet. With old crazing.

Dimensions: 2 1/2" x 2 3/4" x 1 6/8" H

A Rare/Fine Korean Impressed Pattern Placenta (태호) Bowl/Cover-5th/7th C.: Korea, Silla dynasty, 6th - 7th century. The beautiful natural ash glazed jar of a shallow shape of bowl (jar) set on short ring foot decorated with an impressed random tear drop form, the domed cover decorated with en suite with a double coil formed finial, applied overall with natural olive green glaze. ...

Antique anonymous Korean eight-panel screen decorated in ink and color on paper with scenes of Mongol horsemen in a hilly landscape hunting tigers, wild boar, deer, birds, and rabbits with a variety of weapons. The mounting is green silk brocade. Early 20th century to possibly late Joseon dynasty. Full screen: 52” high x 138” long (painting size per panel: 14.5" high x 17” wide (two end panels: 14.5” square). Very good overall condition with no tears or punctures on the front...

Fine/Rare Korean Mother of Pearl/Tortoise Shell Inlaid Up-Right Mirror/Stand-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century...

Rare antique Korean small personal stacking chest (ich'ung nong) in two sections plus a stand. Made with multiple woods and brass hardware including butterfly shaped locks and hinges. Old paper on the inside.

19th / 20th Century

Dimensions: 35 3/4" high x 22" wide x 13" deep

A very Fine Korean Peony Incised Celadon Cup-Stand-12th C.: Korea, Koryo dynasty, 12th century. Finely potted cup stand with flaring saucer is on raised ring foot, decorated with four large single delicately incised peony and are each other around the saucer bordered by bands of key-fret patterns beneath a rich translucent celadon glaze evenly whole body, three spur marks. It’s in very good condition without any damages at all, and measures 13.5cm d. x 5.2cm h.

A Very Fine/Rare Korean Early White Glazed Dish-16th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 15th - 16th century. The elegantly potted shallow dish, sharply tapering to a raised foot and with a raised rim, with the interior face bordered with a single line, the both out and insides covered overall in an even greyish white glaze with the base. It’s in very good condition with applied white glaze overall evenly, it measures 17.2 cm x 4 cm

Antique Korean clay roof tile with impressed design of family crest. On custom metal stand. Choson Dynasty 19th century.

Dimensions of tile: 5 1/2" high x 6" wide (8 1/2" high on stand)

13th Century Korean Inlaid Celadon Cosmetic Box. The chrysanthemum's many petals is an ancient symbol of an abundant life or fertility. Encircled with a key fret thunder pattern and rolling clouds motif. A rare and gorgeous piece. 3.25 inches wide x 1.75 inches high; 8.25 cm wide x 4.5 cm high.

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 Korean Beautiful Blue-Tinged White Porcelain High Footed Bowl-19th C: Korea,Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The bowl applied with a beautiful light blue-tinged white glaze with warm and clear glaze evenly overall, set on a slightly flared high ring foot and with slightly everted mouth rim, its base glazed in white glaze but a foot rim unglazed. It’s in good condition but a small chip on its foot rim, it measures approximately 5.5” d. x 3.75” h. (14cm x 9.5cm),

Extremely Rare Set of Three Mumun Pots from the 3rd Century BCE from the Koejongdong site in Daejon near the Geum River. A similar example from the National Museum of Korea can be seen in Plate 34 in The Prehistory of Korea by Kim Jeong-hak. Prehistoric Korean pottery is so scarce outside of museums, that this is the only time we have ever acquired any...

A Pair of Fine/Rare Korean Mineral Pigments Painted Roosters-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. An usual large and a rare pair of solid wood carved roosters are in very details, and painted in bright color of natural mineral pigments with red, blue, yellow, green and white overall on the surfaces, supported by an original wood stands...