A Paulonia Wood Scholar’s Ink-Stone Box (Yon-Sang):
Korea, Choson period, 19th Century,
This is a simple Paulonia wood ink stone bos, but it’s functional ink-stone box
with naïve patina outsides.
This three-tiered box stored the writing tools; ink sticks, water droppers, brushes and books...
A Very Fine/Rare Pair of Papier Marche Wedding Ducks:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th Century,
This pair of male and female weddding ducks created with details of the wings’ feathers realistically,these ducks formed in wood, covered many layers with Korean traditional paper from the wood (the paper mulberry) and then oiled on it. This pairs were made for wedding ceremony in Choson (Yi) dynasty (19th century). It could be made only skilled crafted shipman...
A Very Rare/Fine Blue and White Bottle:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
The domed body with everted spout and slightly recessed foot,
painted with bat and floral plants alternated on the body in under glaze blue,
the spout applied with blue tinged white glaze overall.
It’s in very fine condition without any damages but age scratches.
It measurem 8cm H. x 7.5cm D (3 1/8” x 3”)
A Very Fine Reach Green Celadon Bowl:
Korea, Koryo Dynasty, 12th Century:
The wide bowl set on a short ring foot and incised a single ring on the interior,
applied evenly with a beautiful green celadon glaze overall, ring foot unglazed with spur marks.
This bowl is in fine condition without any repairs but a sesame seed-size chip to the rim..
It measures 17.5 cm x 6.5 cm (7 7/8” x 2 5/8”)
Very Rare/Fine White Slip Inlaid Punchong Cup:
Korea, 15th century
The deep bowl of cylindrical form sharply angled towards the base and set on a raised
ring foot, decorated with white slip rain-spot inlaid on the exterior between double rings,
In the interior, a ring medallion surrounded by a white slip inlaid Ruyi pattern band ring,
foot rim unglazed and the base glazed with a grey celadon.
It’s in fine condition but a tiny chip repaired. Measurements; 8.5cm x 3.8cm h.
One-Of-A-Kind 18th Century Korean Staff Sword, Changpogeom, a style of sword unique to Korea, with seven gold inlay dots on each side representing the Seven Star Spirit (Chilseong), an ancient Daoist deity that controls fortune. Antique Changpogeom are rare. It's a staff with a fighting blade inside. And a Chilseong Changpogeom (Seven Star Staff Sword) is so rare that this may be the only surviving example...
A Fine White Porcelain Incense Burner:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
The globular body set on a raised, slightly fraring ring foot and with sharply everted
rim and applied handles, with a domed cover, pierced with buddhistic tragrams
and a pierced dodecahedrom form finial, decorated in a thick white, clear,
blue tinged glaze.
It’s in fine condition but some hair line cracks on body.
Measurements: 17cm H. x16cm D. (6 ¾” x 6 ¼”).
A Fine Inlaid White Slip Punchong Shallow Bowl:
Korea, early Joseon dynasty, 15th -16th century
Ashallowed stoneware bowl tapering to a raised ring foot, decorated with
brushed white slip inlaid with a centural medallion containing a flowerhead
surrounded by bands of “rope-curtain” design and multiful ring patern,
the exterior decotated with also mutiful white slip ring inlays,
beneath a pale celadon glaze.
It’s in fine condition except 2 hair line cracks...
A Very Rare/Fine Koryo Bronze Midium Sized Basin,13th C.
Korea, Koryo dynasty (11th-14th century)
A very well potioned middle sized bronze basin with a silver-black and blue
patina on its surfaces around is a very rare with this condition.
Its patination is more attractive to this basin.
Its shape of basin is exactly a prototype of Koryo celadon ceramics in Koryo dynasty.
It’s in very fine condition but a tiny hole on the base.
Measurements: 27cm x 6cm
A Rare and Fine Early White Porcelain Wine Bottle:
Korea, early Joseon period, 15th century
This small, charming and well portioned bottle applied with a clear blusih white
glaze overall the surfaces including the bottom, the foot rim has some sand adhered.
It’s in good condition but a small part of the rim repaired.
Measurements; 11.7cm x 9cm (4.5” x 3.5”).
A Very Rare/Old Silver Inlaid Iron Caddle Stick:
Korea, Joseon Period, 18th –early 19th Century
This silver inlaid iron candle stick is of a slender elegant design in an asymmetrical H-shape,
and is composed of three parts; light reflecting mirror silver inlaid with “Longevity”,
“Happyness” and a “Yin-Yang”, candle holder with a silver inlaid chain attacher and
removeable snuffer (snuffer missing) from the supporting stand post silver inlaid and
its Dot-shape joint silve...
A Rare / Very Finely Molded Celadon Beaker:
Korea, Koryo period, 12th Century,
This is a finely molded with chrysanthemums amongst scrolling
foliage and well potted deep bowl tapering to a short ring foot,
applied overall rich celadon glaze except foot rim with spur marks.
It is in very fine condition without any damage. Measures 4 1/2” x 1 1/2”h.
A Rare Early White Porcelain Brush Washer Jar:
Korea, early Joseon dynasty, 15th century
This type of wide mouthed and narrowed foot rim jar with a greyish clear white
porcelain is an example of the first efforts during the Korean early Joseon period to produce white ceramic wares, this early white glazed porcelain jar or bottle is rare as a Korean ceramics.
It’s in good condition with a small piece of the mouth rim chipped, and has some darkish
white glaze on the body during kiln firi...
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
A Very Rare Blue/White Bottle Painted with Shipzangsang Motifs
(the Symbols of 10 Long Life):
Korea, Choson dynasty, 19th century
Well potted shape and portion with a flared rim to the tall neck and a pear-shaped body
painted in shades of cobalt with alternating motis of cranes flying amid clouds and bamboo
stalks paired with garden rocks (They are symbols of 10 logevity), the celadon-tinged glaze
covering all surfaces except the pad of the recessed foot.
It is in very fine codition with...
A Finely Inlaid Celadon Arrow Vase:
Korea, Koryo period, 12th Century,
This formed vase was adopted a Chinese archaic bronze vessel from Spring and
Autumn period (770-476 BC), which is a Koryo celadon
inlaid vase with two long ears (tubular necks) (broken) on the upper body, well potted
pear-shaped body rests on a short ring foot, inlaid in white and black slip with
five chrysanthemum medallions among clouds and flying cranes...
A Very Fine Koryo Bronze Covered Bowl with a beautiful Patina
Korea, Koryo dynasty (11th -14th century)
Thinly cast, of slightly compressed globular form, mounted on a smoothed flat foot,
the cover of waisted domed shape, the smooth patina of blackish olive with some encrustation.
It’a in unusually fine condition without any damages at all.
It measures16.3cm x 12cm d. (6.5” x 4.75”).
A Very Fine, clear and warm White Porcelain Bottle:
Korea, Choson period, 18th Century,
This is a very finely potted and glazed pear shaped body rising a full
rounded sides tapering toward the bong and tall neck, and a straight angle
cut mouth rim with incised two lines accented near the rim. It is covered overall
with high quality of pure white glaze. It has a short hair line crack and related two
chips repaired with gold the mouth rim, otherwise it is in fine condition...
A Very Fine and Rare Earthen Ware Musical Instrument:
Korea, Three Kingdom (Old Silla) period, 4th-5th century
This is one of the rarest earthenware musical instruments from old Silla period,
which is formed in a round, spherical shape. It has been incised with three bands encircling the circumference of the shape. At the cross points of these bands, there are holes so the sound of the small earthen beads, place in it's hollow interior, can be heard...
A Rare and Fine Early Kimhae Type Pottery Jar with Stand:
Korea, Kaya (Old Silla) Period, 3rd-4th Century,
This present jar is a rare early Old Silla period, Kimhae type jar with slightly
flaring raised rim and looped handles. It is well potted globular form with
blackish grey whole body incised with comb patterns divided by horizontal bands.
It is in fine condition without any damage...
A Pair of Very Fine Korean Antique Leather Shoes:
The oiled and spiked leather shoes protected from rain and slippery in rainy days.
They’re in very fine condition without any damages at all.
Measurements: 24cm x 8.5cm
A Fine Koren Carved Wood Folk Wedding Duck: Korea, 19th Century
Carved with a lozenge-form body with a flat, oval base and a fitted with a detachable
neck and head which fit into a round hole in the body, painted in black pigment with
two eyes, its beak has two holes for fiting laces, it has old rich dark patina on the surface.
This wedding duck is superb piece of Korean folk sculpture, warm and compelling in this
derectness and naivete.
It’s in good condition...
A Korean Find/Old Paulownia Wood Scholar’s Desk :
Korean, Joseon period , 19th century
The paulownia wood writing (reading) desk raised on four bracket feet, the rectangular desk
with flat top and two rectangular draws on the bottom and a big open space
for a inkstone, papers and etc.below the flat top, the draws mounted with ring pulls,
this table covered overall with aged natural patina.
It’s in fine condition without any typical damages,
Measurements; 72.5cm ...
A Korean Rare/Fine Scholar’s Wood Bookshelf Chest:
Korean, Joseon period, 19th century
The paulownia wood surfaces ot the rectangular chest covered by old aged natural patina,
mounted with metal fittings, the two central and rectangular hinged doors,
and mounted with metal hinges and lock attacked to the lockplate
the two doors opening to the double inner horizontal compartments set.
It’s in fine condition with aged natural patina.
Measurements; 86cm x 42.5cm x 70cm h.
A Very Fine Koryo Sea-Green Celadon Shallow Dish;12th C.:
Korea, Koryo dynasty, 12th Century.
This well balanced shallow dish applied with a beautiful sea-green
crackled and transparent celadon glaze overall, set on a raised ring foot,
its foot rim unglazed and its base sea-green celadon glazed.
It’s in very good condition with a few short hairline cracks on the rim.
Measurements: 14.8cm x 3.6cm.
A Very Fine/Rare/Large Carved Black Inkstone:
Korea, 19th Century
An oval shaped light black color and heavy weight inkstone carved in remarkable craftsmanship
with two large and old pine tree with 4 cranes, and highlighted by two olive green “eye” inclusions, it has inscriptions on the bottom.
It’s in very fine condition without any noticeable damages.
Measurements; 10 ¼” x 8 ½” x 1 ¼” (26cm x 21.5cm x 3.2cm)
A Fine Mother of Peal/Tortoise Shell Inlaid Lacquer Low Table:
Korea, Choson period, 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 floral scroll-form border.
It is in very fine condition except a corner having lightly crashed (see photo).
Measures 13 ½” h.x 39/ ¼” L...
An Extremely Rare Korean Koryo Total Iron-Brown Coated Bottle Vase-13th C.: Korea, Koryo dynasty, 13th Century
The well potted globular stoneware body set on a raised foot, with a narrow short
neck and everted rim, entirely applied with an iron-brown (öª‰) on the surfaces,
some arears have little thicker iron-brown glaze(öª‰).
It has been reattached with an original apart from 1" broken under the mouth rim professionally, and has some small repairs on the mouth rim...
A Very Fine Sea-Green Celadon Conical-Shape Tea-Bowl:
Korea, Koryo Period, 12th Century
This well potted conical shape beaker, tea-bowl applied overall with a beautiful sea-green
crackled celadon glaze, set on a raised ring foot, a incised ring on the interior,
its foot rim unglazed and bears some spur marks,
It’s in very fine condition without any typical noticeable damages at all.
Measurements: 12.7cm d. x 4.8cm h.
A Very Fine Koryo Sea-Green Celadon Glaze Bottle:
Korea, Koryo period, 12th-13th Century
An unusual roundal shape of a large celadon bottle applied evenly overall with
a clear and warm sea-green glaze, set on a raised ring foot, with a narrow short neck
and cup-shape mouth. It’s in very fine condition without any damages.
It measures 4 3/4” h.x 3 7/8” (12cm x 9.8cm)
A Very Fine /Rare Black Glaze (Temmoku) Pear-Shape Bottle: 14th C.
Korea, Koryo dynasty, 14th Century,
This small, but well potted globular stoneware body set on a raised ring foot, with a narrow neck
and everted rim, decorated with a beautiful thick temmoku (iron-black) glze poolling towards the base
and flowing down over the foot.
It is in very fine condition without any noticeable damages except a small foot rim chip (this is a kiln chip, not an artificial chip)...
A Jiguk-Cheon Wang of 4 Havenly Kings (King of the East): $4,000.
Korea, Unified Silla Dynasty (668-935),
This Jiguk-Cheon Wang is one of Four Hevenly Kings (Four Kings; Jiguk Cheon, Jeungjang Cheon, Gwangmok Cheon and Damun Cheion) in Buddhism, and King of the East.
Guardian of the Nation...
A Gwangmok-Cheon Wang of 4 Havenly Kings (King of the West):
Korea, Unified Silla Dynasty (668-935),
This Gwangmok-Cheon Wang is one of Four Hevenly Kings (Four Kings; Jiguk Cheon, Jeungjang Cheon, Gwangmok Cheon and Damun Cheion) in Buddhism, and King of the West. He sees through evil. Discens/ punishes badness...
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 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 Finely Molded/Decorated Celadon Shallow Dish:
Korea, Koryo period, 12th -13th Century,
It has an interior molded with a band of foliage above the wide,
flat well and covered with a thick blue-green celadon glaze and
three spur marks on the shallow base within the short and circular foot.
It’s in fine condition except an area of exteriors oxidized.
Measures 5 ¼” x 1 ¾” h.
Very Fine and Rare Silver Inlaid Iron Brazier (a source of heating and light), hexagonal shape, beautifully rendered and in excellent condition. Each protuberant side is decorated with a keyfret-bordered roundel enclosing six different works of art: a crane and sea turtle in beautifully stylized clouds and waves beneath a silvery moon (symbols of longevity); one of the Eight Buddhist Emblems of an oversized conch shell; a leafy floral design symbolizing abundance; a leafy branch of pomegranates ...
A Very Rare Punchong Jar with Incised Fish Deco. 15th C.:
Korea, Joseon Period, 15th Century.
The flattened globular-form jar on raised foot and sloping to a narrow neck with flarded
moutn, decorated in brush-applied wihte slip with a finely crackled clear glaze, and incised with a fish decoration on a flattened side, its 1/4th of the body from the bottom unglazed with white slip. It has a mouth repaired professionally, otherwise it’s in very fine condition.
It measures 8 1/8” h. x 5 1/...
A Fine Round-Shape White Porcelain Small Jarlet:
Korea, Choson period, 19th Century
It is formed with a compressed globular body applied with evenly
white tinged slight thick white glaze overall body, its bottom also very clean.with a kiln grit.
It is in very fine condition with a short hair line crack on the mouth rim.
Measures 10cm h. x 10.5cm d.
A Rare Koryo Bronze Mirror with a Flying Dragon:
Korea, Koryo dynasy, 11th-13th Century.
Of a floral foliate designed in rim, 8 floating clouds between rings, and a large flying
single Kirin-Dragon around the center, the knob raised and pierced.
It’s in fair condition with a silvery dark green patina on the mirror surface and some earth
and green encrustation and has a pin hole on the face. It measures 12.55cm (4 7/8”)
A Very Fine Blue and White Dragon Bottle:
Korea, Choson period, 19th century,
This is a large and fine blue underglaze dragon wine bottle,
slightly compressed globular body rising to a tall neck
with flared mouth, well painted with a dragon pursuing flaming pearl
through clouds. It is in perfect condition. Measures: 11” high and 6 ½” diameter.
***For a very similar dragon bottle sold at the Christie’s, New York, 4/27/1994
page44, lot #58
A Very Rare and Large Standing Buddha; Tathagata, (Nam Mu Myo Saek Sin Yeo Rae ip-sang;
Korea, Choson, 18th Century, Hanging Scroll
This large standing Buddha, Tathagata (one of five or seven standing Buddhas) with feet slightly apart with hands held together, draped in loose robes falling in regular folds at the chest, wide face with finely arched brows centering a small white urna above slightly open eyes, and there are too much details to describe this standing figure. This painting painte...
A Very Rare and Large Standing Buddha; Amrta-raja, (Gam Ro Wang
Yeo Rae ip-sang:
Korea, Choson, 18th Century, Hanging Scroll
This large standing Buddh, Amrta-raja (one of five or seven standing Buddhas), with feet slightly apart with hands held together, draped in loose robes falling in regular folds at the chest, wide face with finely arched brows centering a small white urna above slightly open eyes, and there are too much details to describe this standing figure. This painting painted in...
A Very Fine Lacquered Wood Wedding Gift Box:
Korea, Choson dynasty, 19th Century
This is of square form of marriage gift carrying chest to bride from bridegroom,
mounted with brass edges mounts cast as stylized flowers and brass lockplate with as a long
handle, lower pull drawer with a stylized C hanle, and with a stand.
*** This type of wedding box or “Ham” so called, the day before wedding ceremony, bridegroom males deliver a container of wedding gifts to a bride from a bridegroom t...
A Very Fine and Rare Celadon Deep Wine (Tea) Cup:
Korea, Koryo period, 12th century,
This is a really fine and well formed Koryo celadon wine cup;
highly rounded sides rising from the low foot to the slightly
in-turned rim, applied with a clear, crackled bluish, green celadon
glaze extending over the foot ring, the base unglazed with firing
earth traces. It is in mint condition. Measures: 3 ½”diameter and 2 ½” high.
A Very Rare and Fine White Porcelain Jar-15th C.
Korea, early Choson period, 15th century
This jar is extremely rare as a Korean white porcelain from early Choson dynasty.
Of compressed globular form set on a slanted ring foot and with a flated, wide mouth, converted by a transparent glaze with even sheen, slight green tinged white graze appied over the surface and bottom, unglazed and kiln grit aheded on the foot rim.
It has a hair line crack on the botton, which probably occurred during f...
A Large and Old Map of Korean Peninsula “Hae Joa Jun Do”:
Korea, Choson Dynasty, 19th Century
This old and large map of Korean peninsula p made in ink and color (blue and red faded)
on Korean rice paper, togther with printed list of distance from various places to the capital,
a milage chart of the distandes between cities, and other milage charts, described of all cities
and histories of Korean peninsula geological events by regions, and other detailed descriptions.
This is an amag...
A Very Fine and Rare Square White Glazed Cake Molder:
Korea, Choson period, 19th century,
A rare and an unusual square formed cake molder with a thick and very refined
clay and clear blue tinged glaze, deep carved with
A character ,“BOK”, Happiness in the leaf (stylized oak leaf) shape surrounded by
a carved leaf shaped line and another carved leaf shaped line with a jig jag saw
This type of white glazed cake molder with unusual carved decoration is
extremely rare, the bottom u...
A Rare Octagonal Blue/White Porcelain Water Dropper:
Korea, Choson period, 19th century
The hexofoil water dropper painted in underglaze blue on the flat cover with
a seascape with boats and mountains within a line border followint the scalloped
edge of the dropper, the six large sides painted with a single character also in
underglaze blue above a single blue line, flat base unglazed.
It is in fine condition but some chips on the base.
Measrurements: 7.6cm h. x 3.5cm d..
*** A very ...
A Rare Fan-Shape Blue Porcelain Water Dropper:
Korea, Choson dynasty, 19th century
The curved slab-sided, fan-shape, with a flat base, porcelain water dropper,
covered overall in underglaze cobalt blue and by a transparent glaze with
high sheen, the bast unglazed. It’s in vey fine condition without any damages,
Measurements: 8cm L. x 2.2cm h.
A Fine Small Blue and White Porcelain Jarlet:
Korea, Choson dynasty, 19th century, inscribed 8 characters
This unusual cylindrical body wity characters sharply tapering to a raised and recessed
ring foot and a sharply sloping shoulder with slightly raised colar, decorated with
8 characters in underglaze blue and an overall slightly green-tinged white glaze.
It is in very fine condition but light hairline crack on the rim.
Measurements: 8.5cm h. x 8cm d.
A Fine Buddhist Painting, Chijang Posal,Ten Kings and Attendants:
Korea, Choson Period, 19th Century.
Unframed panel, multi-color on hemp, 165cm x 119.5cm (65” x 47”),
it is in very fine condition, removed from an old frame.
*** About this painting; This painting would have originally been hung behind the statue
of Chijan Posal and the Ten Kings in the Myungbu-jun, “ Hall of the Underworld” ar
Chijang-jun, “Hall of Chijang”. In the center Chijang Posal is seated, accompanied ...
19th Century Korean Black Lacquered Mirror Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay of a pair of cranes, representing longevity and marital bliss, and peaches of immortality and abundant and propitious floral and geometric patterns. As is usually the case, the mirror is replaced. 9 x 7.5 x 4.5 inches, 23 x 19 x 11.5 cm.
A Very Fine Sea-Green Celadon Molded Shallow Dish:
Korea, Koryo period, 12th Century,
This dish is a very high quality of sea-green celadon glaze applied overall surfaces,
the interior well molded with a single lotus flower head in 2 round circles in the center
and Ruyi paterns molded on the edge of the interior, 10 panels on the interior wall with a single flower head molded each panel, and its rim molded with floral pedal edges, its exterior
applied with a fine crackled sea green celadon ...
A Very Fine Celadon Inlaid Deep Bowl:
Korea, Koryo period, 12th-13th Century,
This is a very finely inlaid in white slip on the interior with a band of foliate scroll and
four pomegranate sprays centering a single chrysanthemum in the recessed well, inlaid
on the exterior in the white and black slip with four chrysanthemum medallions between
bands of parallel lines and with four chrysanthemum florets. It is applied overall greenish
blue celadon glaze evenly including base with three spu...
A Very Rare and Fine Blue and White Large Basin:
Korea, Choson period, 19th century,
This large blue and white basin painted in cobalt blue with a central roundel enclosing the
auspicious character “BOK” within double lines, the outsides with two large stylized leafy floral
sprays, and the flat averted rim decorated with chained floral scrolls. It is in thick white
glaze applied. It is in mint condition. Measurements: 4 ¾” x 14 ¼” (12.2cm 36.2cm)
A similar blue and white ...
A Very Rare Fine Koryo Cast Bronze Mirror - -Moon Palace Mirror
Korea, Koryo dynasty, 11th Century.
Ihis Moon Palace Bronze is a superb example of Koryo dynasty craftsmanship. It’s in circular, cast on the back in high relief with a scene of the Moon Palace, to the left the tile-roofed pavilion floating on a horizontal band of clouds, a figure peeking ou through its open
doorway, beloow, to the left, three immortals on a smaller raft of clouds, on the right bank a large pauloenia tree, a...
Rare Old Korean Map with Beautiful Topographic Detail of Korea's many mountain ranges. The list of kings at the bottom ends with Sukjong, whose reign ended in 1720. It also has a list of distances from various places to the capital, and mileage charts of distances between various locations. Map: 42 x 24 inches, 106.5 x 61 cm; Frame: 59 x 30.25 inches, 150 x 77 cm.
An Extremely Rare Bamboo Tea Caddy/Incised Poems/a man in Traditional Dancing:
Korea, 18th – early 19th Century
This is an extremely rare as a Korean tea caddy, container, incised both sides with poems,
caver’s and maker’s name with seal and a dancing boy with a Korean traditional dance and
its outfits in 18th or 19th century. Specialy the dancing boy often were depicted by Danwon, Kim
Hong-do (1745 - ? ) or Haewon, Shin Yeon-bok (1758 -?)’s Korean traditional paintings in late 18t...
A Very Fine Silver Inlaid Rectangular Box;
Korea, Choson dynasty, early 19th Century
It is exceptionally well silver inlaid rectangular box with a auspicious character
“double happiness” on the top, three floral inlaid medalllion on the exteior walls,
with a cover that slides horizontally and a locking mechanism on the handle
plate to the front of the box,, it’s set on four yellow brass surporter. Inside painted
in bright red pigment for protection from rust.
It is in perfect condi...