A Very Rare/Fine Carved/Pigments Painted Wood Carved Tiger:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
A solid wood deep carved a man riding a tiger painted in red, yellow, blue, white and black pigments on the surfaces,
a man wearing a traditional hat, black horse tailed “Gat”, and a tiger with a long tail.
It’s in very fine condition without any noticeable damages, or missing apart.
Measurements; 10” H x 8” L x 3 1/4” W (25.4cm x 20.3cm x 8.3cm)
***Provenance; Collection of Mrs L...
19th Century Sharkskin Head Band Case with Lacquered Dragon and Many Fine Details. A string would have been looped through either the lacquered dragon or the brass ring on the lid. Only a high-ranking person would have had a case that was made of sharkskin. This one is completely covered in sharkskin. The beautifully rendered brass hardware has grape motifs etched into them, a symbol of abundance, because of its many seeds...
A Fine/Rare Seated Polychome Pigments Painted Wood Dong-Ja Figure:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
Well carved and painted in white powder, orange, blue and black on solid wood,
a depicting a seated boy on the pedestal in blue robes with red trim, holding orage fruit, peach.
It’s in very fine condition without any chips but ordinally cracks with this age.
Measurements: 14” H.x 9 1/4” W. 8 1/2” D...
The body potted in an extremely rare bee - hive form, the spout modelled as an abstract variation of a human face or mask or so.
Korean Choson period 19th. century.
Diameter : 8,2 cm. H : 7,4 cm.
Condition : Perfect. From an old German family collection.
Please compare the piece wit the water dropper offered at Christies New York ( 16. Sept. 2003 ) ( Please have a look at the last enlargement )
A very rare large and impressive slip decorated bowl. Punch´ong ware, Korea, Choson period 15th century.
Diameter : 19,7 cm. H : 6,5 cm.
Condition : Perfect
Provenance : from an old German family collection.
A Rare Coin Charming Key Holder:
Korea, Joseon dynasy, 19th century
This traditional coin charms key holder fully embellished with 2 large tassels, ribbons and old Korean coins is unique and extremely rare as personal ormament for upper class ladies in Joseon dynasty...
A Large/Fine Incised/Sgraffiato Designed Punchong Bottle:
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 and incised areas...
A Rare/Very Finely Incised Beautiful Sea-Green Celadon Glazed Cup-Stand:
Korea, Koryo dynasty, 12th century
The cup-stand, decorated with an incised flower head medallion,
with carved lotus leaf sides, set on a ten lobed saucer, on flared foot,
decorated in the well with an incised flower head pattern, and each lobe
incised with a flower spray, the foot incised with a leaf design.
It’s in very fine condition without any damages at all except a small amount of silicon jell (Epoxy) adhe...
Large Korean Antique Lacquered Sword with Painted Dragons. 58.5 inches, 148.5 cm.
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 Rare 11 Album Leaves of Korean Peninsular, China/Japan Maps:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
The 11 double leaf maps hand drawing (not a woodblock print) of a Korean peninsula, 8 provinces of Korea, China and Japan in ink on paper is very rare with hand writing in all city names and other details as well in Korean traditional paper (the paper Mullberry.
Its front and back cover made by the paper Mullberry with a main tile name “Yeo Jea Do” with subtitle too.
They are in excellent ...
A Very Finely Inlaid/Fine Green Celadon Glazed Shallow Bowl:
Korea, Koryo dynasty, 13th century
This is a very well and unusual decorated shallow bowl is set on short ring foot decorated in inlaid black and white slip with a central medallion three pomegranate, surrounded by a band of flower petal design and a scrolling design of flowering lotus and unusual 4 phoenix contained within a meandering tendril border, the exterior with five roundels, beneath an overall
finely crackled an bubble-su...
A Fine Blue and White Porcelain Globular Jar:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
The small jar of globular form resting on a ring foot and with an upright neck
ending in a straight cut lip, painted in underglaze blue with two Buddha hands
around the body, below a color of clouds, the clear glaze thick wih a blue tinges.
It has two chips around the rim, otherwise fine condition with a clean foot.
Measurements; 14cm h. x 15.2cm d. (5 1/2” x 6”).
A Very Rare Inlaid Punchong Bowl with Celadon Glaze:
Korea, Early Choson period, 15th Century,
This is a shallow Punchong bowl in inlaid black and white slip with willow
and two-three lotus buds between white slip inlaid lines with yo’-i heads.
There are very similar shape and same pattern inlaid bowls vases with celadon glaze
from the late Koryo dynasty...
A Pair of Very Fine Mineral Pigment Painted Chaekkori:
Korea, Joseon period, 19th century
Each painting painted with bright color mineral color pigment,
each painting mounted on cloth, painted with a scholar’s utensils including
books, desk, brushes, papers, and still-life objects and ect.
It’s in very fine condition without any typical damages at all.
Measurements:32cm x 94.5cm H each panel painting only, or
47cm x 111cm each panel including frame.
*** Chae...
A Very Fine Blue and White Porcelain Jar:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
The globular body, set on a raised and recessed ring foot, and with
everted rim, well decorated under glaze blue with two sprays of fruiting
cutrine and two tasseled cash motifs below a band of Ruyi patern around neck.
It’s in very fine condition without any chips or repairs.
It measures 12.5cm h. x 15.5cm d.
Extr. Rare/Fine Royal Princess ’s Embroidered Flower Shoes:
Korea, late Joseon dynasty
This pair is an one of a kind of silk embroidered colorful multi-flower heads (so called (꽃신) and sprays design
on the surfaces that is a very unusual and extremely rare shoes from the Joseon dynasty, the pair of shoes were considered the use for a Royal family’s princess at the Royal Palace.
They’re in almost mint condition with a rarely use.
It measures 22.5cm x 7cm (8.75” x2.25”).
A Rare Korean 8 Province Map in Joseon Dynasty:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
Painted in color and ink on paper, its titles and city’s names stamped,
hand colored in oceans and rivers in ink and color, and names of cities in red.
They are in good condition with minor damages associated with age.
Measurements; 29.8cm x 20cm each map