A Very Fine Korean Mother of Pearl/Shagreen Inlaid/Phoenix/Dragon Low Table-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, late 19th century...
Antique Korean pair of small Koryŏ porcelain cups. Elegant form with small feet and sharply flared sides. Fine celadon glaze in pale blue with high transparency. The interiors are a paler translucent glaze. Each cup has a simple blue underglaze dot in the underside of the foot.
Goryeo (Koryŏ) Dynasty (918 (935)-1392)
Dimensions: 2 3/4" high x 1 5/8" wide diameter each
Antique Korean nong, bedside chests for storage. Made with zelkova elm wood burl panels and cypress wood frame. On the front, black and deep red lacquer frames and highlights the burl wood grain. Hardware is made of brass and features bat drawer pulls and buddhist symbols. The upper portion of the chest has a row of 4 small drawers. Hinged doors open to a large open compartment.
Age: 19th century
Dimensions: 29 1/2" high x 44" wide x 20 3/4" deep
"Bun-in" is the last kiln for Joseon court.
And there, high quality and sophisticated works were made.
The chamfered vase is very rare on late Joseon.
This piece is seemed to be made at a folk kiln in Bun-in.
Certification : written by Noriki Shimazu the famous Asian antiques researcher in Japan.
Size/ D:16.4cm H:14.5cm
A Very Rare Korean Silver Bar Hairpin/Enameled Bamboo, Bird, plum -19th C.:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century.
The long terminal cast with bamboo leaves, flying cranes and plum flower head with a
roundel coral inserted into the plum flower-head on the either side of the bamboo head-end,
and enameled in blue, red, green, and yellows, the cylindrical silver bar ends with a point tip...
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
Antique Korean porcelain moon vase (dalhangari). Oval form with wide mouth. Glazed with transparent, very pale bluish tinted glaze.
Korean white porcelain was prized by members of the royal court during the Joseon Period. Special kilns were established by the court to exclusively produced these beautiful white porcelain vessels.
Age: 18th century
Dimensions: 12 1/4" high x 8 1/2" wide
Very rare Goryeo Dynasty (12th/13th century) Korean antique celadon glazed stoneware bowl with short flared walls inlaid in white slip with flower springs and string bands in white, the flower sprigs on the exterior walls rendered in black and white slip.
Provenance: Japanese private collection
Similar inlaid chrysanthemum bowls can be found in Cleveland Museum:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1918.448
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1924.135
Size
Di...
A Pair of Very Fine Korean Embroidered Official Rank Badges-19th C.
Korea, Joeson dynasty, late 19th century, mounting with brocade,
A single crane embroidered with gold thread on dark blue silk ground...
Korean Choson (Yi dynasty) two-section ichung nong (wardrobe chest) with two stands decorated with brass hardware. This flexible piece can be used as a single stacking chest or as two side tables. Persimmon wood front panels. 39 1/2" high x 28 3/8" wide x 13" deep (each section is about 23" high on a stand). Circa 1880. Very good and solid overall condition with some slight puckering and separations in the burl wood veneer, particularly on one door...
A Very Fine Korean Inlaid Chrysanthemum Celadon Cup-12th C.:
Korea, Koryo dynasty, 12th century.
The elegant small blue and white slip inlaid celadon cup, deep hemispherical
bowl set on short foot with inlaid 3 chrysanthemums on the exterior,
all beneath a rich celadon glaze.
It’s in very good condition, it measures 4.8cm h. x 7.8cm d.
Very rare Momoyama - Early Edo Korean Buncheong (Ko-Mishima) bowl from the Hakbong-ri kiln located at Gyeryongsan mountain in Chungcheongnam-do, Korea...
A Very Fine/Rare Pair of Korean Antique Leather Shoes (진신/유혜(油鞋)-19th C...
A Very Rare Korean Women’s Fur Lined Winter Hat with Coral and Jade-19th C.:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century.
***Nambawi (남바위): This is for women which is one of the most popular winter hat covering the ears and head. The top of the head is open, and unlike Jobawi (조바위),
the sides are made of fur, and the backbone is long cover. It warmed the nape of the neck. It is fixed with a black silk daenggi on which the number of two crabs is placed...
Very Rare Goryeo Dynasty (12th/13th century) Korean Celadon Inlaid Crane Stoneware Oil Bottle Goryeo Celadon Korean Antique Pottery
Provenance: Japanese private collection
Size
Diameter 6.8cm
Height 3.9cm
Weight 107g
Condition
No cracks, no chips.
Please see the pictures for reference.
A Rare/Fine Korean Wood Portable Food Container (Carrier)-19th C.:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century.
The lantern shaped portable wood box was used to carry food including side dishes.
One side can be up-right open by pulling upward and the other back side has two vertical opens for pushing forward 4 drawer shaped food containers carrying lunches or snacks.
It’s in very fine condition with dark brown patina, it measures 10.7cm x 10.7cm x 23cm h...
A Fine/Large Korean Koryo Two Dragon Bronze Mirror/Dark Green Patina:
Korea, Koryo dynasty, 14th century.
A large round bronze mirror, cast in the center with a pierced knob encircled by flower petals, well molded with a pair of sinuous dragons, each pursuing a flaming pearl through clouds, and the outer band with clouds around, rim raised higher thank the design, the
face of the mirror with a partially mottled, green patina with some dark-brown encrustation...
A Very Rare/Fine/Large Korean Imperial Peony 8 Panel Screen (宮牡丹圖)-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century.
The spectacular large peony 8 panel screen painted in mineral and bright water colors on rocks, painted on paper, built in folding screen with a black dyed hemp for two outside panels and with all mounting silk brocades, painted with a nine large peony full flower heads on each panel...