Rare Antique Korean Funerary Figure (Kkokdu) with much of its original pigment still intact. From a renowned and published New York collection. One of the finer examples we have seen. 11.5 inches, 29.5 cm.

A Donut-form Circular Blue and White Water Dropper: Korea, Choson period, 19th Century, A Fine Korean Blue and White Water Dropper: Choson Dynasty, 19th Century The pierced circular, straight-sided form, set on raised ring feet, decorated in underglazed blue with Han river scenery, the sides with scrolling tendril meanders and the foot with a single blue line, beneath a thick white blue tinged glage. It has a tiny spout chip, otherwise it is in good condition. Measures 3 3/4" x 1 3/4” h...

A Very Fine Silver Inlaid Iron Box and Cover: Korea, Choson Dynasty, 19th Century The rectangular and quite large box with lid silver inlaid with a double happiness on four sides and cover, on each of the four sides geometric patterns and borders of fretwork and floral diaper work, the lid of the box applied with a large auspicious character, Double Happiness, within a matching border. It is in very fine condition without any silver inlay lost. It measures 13.5 cm x 10.5 cm x 8.5 cm h...

A Very fine and Rare Early White Porcelain Jar with Cover: Korea, Early Choson period, 15th Century, This medium size of beautiful and pure white glazed jar with an original cover is very rare in current existence. The baluster form on recessed foot and with short up-neck, decorated with a clear and pure snow-white glaze covered overall, a well balanced portion of the body and cover with lotus bud shape-knob. It is in an excellent condition except a short hair line crack on mouth rim...

A Very Fine Blue and White Square Form Water Dropper: Korea, Choson Dynasty, 19th Century It is a quite large square formed blue and white water dropper with a perfect condition. The top pierced with an air hole opposite the applied spout, painted with a waterside landscape amid mountains, boating and each side decorated with an abstracted branch motif. It is applied overall with a clear blue tinged white glaze including four corner bracket legs...

A Very Rare Imperial/Incised Celadon Glazed Cup-stand: Korea, Koryo Dynasty, 12th Century This is a very high quality and imperial celadon glazed cup-stand, the domed corner incised with lotus petals within a raised ring, enclosed pendent leaves the broad reverted rim divided into eight foliages, evenly applied overall with a fine celadon glaze with 5 spur marks on the bottom. It is in excellent condition without any damages. Measures 6 1/4” x 1 5/8”h

A Very Fine Bronze Mirror: Korea, Koryo dynasty, 12th-14th century The design is a fine cast in high relief on the obverse of this Mirror depicts a ship sailing on a stormy sea. A large dragon arises from the upper left and right with clouds of spray cap the surging waves...

A Very Rare Pair of White Glazed Two Ear Wine Cups: Korea, Choson Dynasty, 15th Century This pair of wine cups is an extremely rare and unusual shape of two ear handle attached white glazed stir-up wine cups, the deep and wide cup set on a high ring foot and molded with two flat and tangle formed with carved notched comb handles with one hole on each side. It is covered overall with a creamy white crackled clear glaze with salmon-pink blushes on the interior and exterior...

Choson period, late 1800s

Body and rim are densely inlaid with silver in various geometric patterns. There are medallions on two sides with silver-inlaid scenes of a pair of deer and a pair of cranes, both being symbols of longevity. On the adjacent sides are movable pendant handles with fretwork inlay. The interior and base have a blackish oxidation and areas of minor rust. Condition is very good. The silver is all intact...

Choson period, 1700s

Raised on low feet incorporated into the shape of the four flat sides. The top and sides are bordered by a single blue line. On each side, framed within four corners is a quickly painted floral motif. On the top is a more detailed plant and floral design. Though generally in good condition, there is evidence of use. The glaze on top is considerably worn. There are a few minor glaze chips...

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.

Choson period, 1400s

A stamped design of repeating flower heads laid out in concentric bands covers the interior. The exterior sides have a similar band between incised lines. The depressions are filled with white slip which is then wiped clean off the surfaced, leaving the white clay in the impressed design. A clear glaze covers the design and most of the body. The footring, base, and a portion of the lower body are unglazed...

Choson period, 1400s

Rare and large deep bowl with an everted rim set on a fairly tall and slightly tapering foot. On the interior, the deep well descends to a shallow circular depression about 2 ½ in. in diameter. The entire bowl is covered with a clear glaze of bluish-grey cast except for a portion of the footring. A short, uneven portion in the rim is due to a potting flaw that was repaired by the potter before firing as was also a small gouge to the lower foot...

Choson period, ca...

Choson period, 1800s

The top is decorated with a mountainous landscape with trees and stylized birds in flight. The sides have three calligraphic flourishes. A low footring encircles the glazed base. Sand and kiln grit covers the entire footring with small areas of sand adhering to the base. The pouring spout has been restored and there is a small, shallow chip on the top near the edge above the mountain.

Diameter: 3 ¼ in.; Height: 1 3/8 in.

Acquired in Japan in 1975.

A Fine and Large Bronze Mirror: Korea, Koryo dynasty, 13th -14thcentury This is a rare and 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 around the central floret. It is in perfect condition with green and dark brown patina. It measures: 8 7/8 “d.

Late Choson period, ca. 1900

Deep circular box with shallow, slightly domed lid extensively inlaid with silver overall. The box is decorated with “double happiness characters on two sides with the portion in-between filled with stylized butterflies and foliage with a continuous floral band encircling the lower portion. The top of the lid is inlaid with auspicious symbols surrounded by bands of butterflies and foliage. The side of the lid has a fretwork design. The base is applied with th...

A Fine Mother of Peal/Tortoise Shell Inlaid Lacquer Low Table: Korean, Choson Dynasty, late 19th Century, This rectangular low table is lacquered with dark brown over all, and top decorated with a confronted large four-clawed dragon and a long-tailed phoenix inlaid in tortoise shell, twisted wire and mother of pearl, and amid clouds enclosed in a diamond-form border It is in fine condition without any typical damages. Measures 39 1/4” x 27” w. x 13” h. *** A similar mother of pea...

A Rare and Fine Bronze Mirror: Korean, Koryo Dynasty, 12th-13th Century This is an unusual small round bronze mirror, cast in the center with a pierced knob encircled by wide flat ring, well molded with a pair of swimming fishes in waves, each pursuing a catching fish through water waves around the central knob. It is in good condition with a natural dark green patina over all surface. It measures 4 1/8” (10.5 cm) in diameter

A Very Rare and Fine Jingle-Bell Libation Cup: Korea, Three King Domes Periods (Silla period), 5th-6thcentury This is a so called “a jingle-bell libation cup-vessel. It probably could have been used for a ritual ceremony in Silla or Kaya periods. This is an extremely rare Jingle cup with an inside pierced high ring foot, cut and opened high footed stem like a pedestal bowl with natural ash and lead glaze on the body. The tall ribbed flaring sides supported on ...

An Unusual large and Fine Inlaid Celadon Oil Bottle: Koryo Dyansty,12th century A rare and large Koryo Celadon Inlay Oil Bottle, this is unusual large oil bottle inlaid in white slip with 3 cranes flying amid stylized cloud wisps between 2 double wide bands on the shoulder and medium body, it is covered overall with transparent sea-green grey glazed color. It is in very good condition without any damage except a small part of the bottom near the foot ox...

Joseon Dynasty Ton-kwe (Korean Coin Chest). Coin chests are highly prized by collectors, as their purpose required that they be the largest, heaviest, and most well constructed piece of furniture in the home of an aristocrat. Paper money did not exist in Yi Dynasty Korea, and the coins were of very small denominations. They had to be strung together in large quantities to have any worth, so a strong money box was obviously a necessity. This is a very heavy and likely the most impressive authenti...

A Rare Group of Ten Old Korean Shoes: Choson Dynasty, 19th to early 20th Century This collection of 10 old Koran shoes is a very rare opportunity to find them in sale. There are each different shoes of use and materials. For examples, in materials, black, white leather, oiled paper, silk, velvet and wood shoes, and in use of purpose, for rainy and dry weather days, for bride glooms in wedding ceremony. These shoes are for children, noble men and women. Their sizes are various, and they...

A Large and Fine Blue and White Porcelain Dish: Korean, Choson dynasty, late18th-early 19th Century This is well potted and high quality of warm and semi transparent white glaze applied overall, it bears a character "longevity" underglaze blue on the dish. It is a quite large, and there are some beautiful spots of pink peach blossom colors under white glaze. It is in perfect condition. Measurements: 9 1/4" x 2".

An Extremely Rare Erotic Painting: Korean, Choson Dynasty, 19th Century or earlier As a Korean erotic painting from 19th century or earlier, like this painting is a very rare and a few existed in markets. It is painted in ink and a very colorful color on paper, and a man and women are in Korean traditional costumes. It is not necessary to describe its details on this painting. It is a hand scroll painting with a very good condition with just minor creases. Measurements: 78” x 8”

A Pair of Fine and Rare White Glazed Porcelain Dishes: Choson Dynasty, 19th Century It is a very rare and with a high quality of white glaze applied porcelain dishes that are for the palace use. This pair of dishes are applied with an even pure white glaze, and set on a high foot the shallow bowl with a

A Very Rare Hand Carrying Paper Lantern(Jo-Jok Dyung); Korean, Choson Dynasty, 19th Century It is a very rare and an unusual hand carrying lantern for using women in Choson dynasty, it is made with a bamboo frame work covered with black colored and thick oiled paper decorated with eight trigrams and eight floral head, geometric medallion designs(Auspicious Ideograph) in high relief technique on the body, Inside, the candle is supported by a revolving clamp that allows the candle to rema...

A fine White Brass Candleholder; Choson Dynasty, 19th Century This white brass candle stick is of a slender elegant and simple design which is one of characteristic beauties of Korean art. It is an assemblage of simple geometric forms ---circles, squares and lines--- which are exquisitely balanced one to another. The drip basin with its supporting post is connected to an upper post by a panel with a reversed swastika cut into its open work. In the Choson dynasty, the reversed swastika ...

A very Rare Shape of Total Blue Water Dropper: Choson Dynasty, 19th century This rare and unusual shape of water dropper formed as a stylized star-shape, and is decorated in a thick blue underglaze and a sunken well on the top. It is in good condition except one tiny chip repaired on rim. It bears a label on the bottom. Measures 3 ½” x 1 ¼”, ***provenance; Spink & Son Ltd., London

A Very Rare Koguryo Stoneware Roof Tile; Three Kingdoms, Koguryo Dynasty, 5th-6th Century This is a very rare and fine roof tile from the out of its original place and in the market. The circular roof tile is finely moulded with a stylized lotus flower design surrounded by a raised rim. It is in fine condition with this old age. It measures 6” diameter x 4 1/4” long *** As a Koguryo roof tile there is no any offer in markets. For a similar example of this tiles see Tokyo National Muse...

An Inlaid Celadon Cosmetic Box and Cover: Koryo Dynasty, 12th Century This is an unusual circular box and cover inlaid in black and white slip with black dots in the white inlaid circles between two white inlaid lines, the domed cover with wide and flat top is also inlaid in black and white slip with a single chrysanthemum medallion centered by unusual stylized lotus leaves. It is covered with grayish green celadon glaze evenly over all. It bears three spur marks and label on the b...

A Portrait of Monk:Moo-Hak(1327-1405): Korean, Choson Dynasty,19th Century His Buddhist name is "Moo Hak",(1327-1405), his name is "Ja-Cho", and his family name is "Park",. He was one of the greatest monk in Korean Buddhist history, who he"lped the founder of the Choson dynasty,(1392-1910), "Tae-Jo", Yi Sung-Gae", and then he was named as a its National Monk by the King, T"ae-Jo". It is painted with mineral color and ink on paper and has an inscription of "Moo Hak Kook Sa Jee Jin Yong" on...

A Pair of Very Fine and Rare Blue and White Cups: Korean Choson dynasty, 18th-early 19th century. This pair of cups were made from an official kiln for the imperial palace use, which is very very rare with a character "Nae". It is almost imposible to fine this type of high quality of a pair for an imperial use with character inscribed. Set on a short ring, and covered evenly overall, in and out of the body, with very fine and clear light blue-tinged white glaze. Each cup is marked with a...

Korean embroidered Civil Rank badge: Choson dynasty, 19th century This is called “Hyoong-Bae” in Korean that is the art of embroidery which is another famous Korean specialty during the Choson dynasty. This is a rare embroidered silk civil rank badge with GOLD thread and embroidered in polychrome silk thread with central pink crowned pair of cranes flying midst clouds, holding in its beaks, branches of “bullocho” fungus, sewn in silk of blue, green, orange, white, black a...

Korean Mother of Pearl Inlaid Chest; Choson dynasty, 19th Century This is very well mother of pearl inlaid done two tier chest. It is decorated with mother of pearl and blaco lacquered on the suface, including an origianal stand. It is in fine condition.

A Rare Three Stacking Sewing (Stationery) Boxes with a wood spool: Korean, Early 20th Century These sewing boxes for women are formed with paper in painted with colorful and applied cut-paper designs which is another characteristic Korean decorative technique in late Choson dynasty. The each wooden box was set with layers of paper, and its last outfit is covered with Korean writing (rice) paper with predominant bright red, yellow, green and purple colors. The paper surface was protected by ...