Chinese antique painting depicting a large group of travelers arriving at a mountain pavilion presumably for a wedding, a continuous string of figures and horses are shown winding their way around mountains and over streams carrying palanquins and provisions, at one point in the scene a rest stop has been set up with a tent and chairs where men are refreshing themselves and their horses, the party then enters the first set of gates to a beautiful lush palace, figures have just entered the i...

A really extremely nice and decorative white glazed Jar. Well potted porcelain body with a very delicate molded decoration and four lugs, covered with a very nice clean-white glaze. H : 9,9 cm. Diameter : 9,8 cm. Condition : There is a filled hole in the bottom, further this piece is in a really excellent condition - not the smallest crack or chip, even all four lugs are in perect condition, which is rare to find.

Very Rare Calligraphy by Kang Se Hwang aka Pyo Am (1713-1791), artist, calligrapher, art scholar and critic, and one of the most important figures and the most influential scholar-painter of 18th Century Korea...

Chinese scroll colour on paper, wooden roller showing 3 mythical creatures in roundels. Undated, estimated to be 19th century. Good condition, some creases.140x61 cm Old Christies auction house label attached.

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.

A Chinese Blue White Vase, 18th/19th century. Height approximately 45.5 cm. Diameter approximately 38.5 cm. There are few chips on the base. In good condition.

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...

Lovely colorful scene of fliting butterflies and insects amongst the peonies and rocks. Mounted in the traditional Korean style. In good condition. 19th century, Chosun Dynasty. 57"H 91'L

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...

Japanese Silver Okimono of a Puppy Signed, Meiji (1868-1912)

It is 2 inches (5.1 cm) tall by 3.2 inches (8.2 cm) wide. It is 4.87 oz.

It is in good condition with no repairs, chips, cracks, or dents except tarnished.

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Rare Antique Korean Spirit Shrine Painting (Kam Mo Yo Je Do). Spirit House Paintings are in the collections of several major museums. This painting would have been placed in a place of reverence in the home, and on the anniversary of an ancestor's death, a slip of paper with the ancestor's name would be placed on the blank space in the open doorway of the shrine in the painting and a ritual would have been performed in front of the painting...

A Very Fine and Rare 8 Panel Filial Piety Screen: Korea, Choson Dynasty, 18th- early 19th Century. This 8 panel screen of the filial piety is one of the most important Korean folk painting screens under Confucianism in Choson dynasty. This screen was so delicately painted in ink and color with calligraphy each panel on paper, mounted on silk. It is in very fine condition. Measures: 36 3/4" H. x 12 7/8" W. each panel painting only, or entire screen approx. 59 1/2" H...

A Ming dynasty 17th century Chinese bronze figure of multi arms Guanyin, good condition with small old defect on the left arms join, no chip no crack. size 30 cm height with about 4 kg weight.

A lively and splendid Korean painting of Leopard with and her two cubs, overhead are a pair of magpies perched on a pine branch, sumie and color pigments on cotton with paper backing, age Chosun Period, 19th century. Size: Height: 51.5" Width: 35.25".

Taisho period (1912 to 1925) Japanese Bronze, beautifully cast of a child teasing a goose with a wafer. Cartouche signature Tadamitsu-saku. A later dedication on the base from Tokyo Gaikokugo Gakko Korinkai dated June 1940. Measures 19" high.

Antique Korean three section lacquer cabinet, with elaborate inlaid scenes of various birds, deer, fish, and flowers. Auspicious creatures with fish tails, turtle shells, and the head of mammals are also seen in several panels. Brass hardware decorates the pieces such as butterfly shaped lockplates and hinges. Each section has double doors with wonderful paintings inside each door, depicting various scenes of nature and happy school children. 19th century Size: 69" H x 39" W x 21" D

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 Very Rare Korean Seated AmithaBuddha Hanging Scroll Painting...

Chi Un-Yong (Pack Ryon) (1852-1935): A Poet sage under the Willow tree with Poem: His pen name is Pack Ryon. Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, fine Japanese style mounting with silk brocade, 51” by 14”, signed Pack Ryon with three seals. It’s in fine condition except for few stain. Reference; Korean Art and Calligraphy by Han Moon-young, published in 2000.

A fine example of a Joseon Dynasty Korean tiger hunting painting, that makes use of the best quality pigments and finest silk, and is rendered with the highest level of artistry and skill, likely by a painter from the royal court. A similar painting recently sold at auction in Korea for $5500. Unique to Korea, almost all Korean hunting paintings depict hunters in Mongolian costume...

A Very Fine Lotus with Perching Bird Scroll Painting-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century A blooming lotus with a bird, long stemed bud blossoms and full opened its dark green leaves with a bright color froral plants painted in some bright color and ink on the cloth, with bold strokes. This lotus scroll painting was painted by a very skillful professional artist. It’s in very fine condition without any damages. Measurements: 123.5cm h. x 31cm d. (48 3/8” x 12 ¼”), or 175cm h...

A very unusual Korean chest with a complex network of geometric designs on its front, top, and sides, brass hardware incised with floral motifs, two front doors with large brass lock and working key, opening to a beautiful interior of persimmon laminate front drawers. The middle drawer opens with a special secret latch underneath it.

Size: 32.5" L x 13.25" W x 19.5" H

Fine Large Edo Period Japanese Tobacco Pipe (Kiseru) from the collection of a renowned author on and collector of Asian art. This imposing, oversized pipe of bamboo and bronze with its striking phoenix would have been smoked by a man of prestige, and the effect would have been quite intimidating. Acquired in Kyoto in 1985 by a renowned author on and collector of Asian art. 9 5/8 inches, 24.5 cm long. Very 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 ...

Beautiful painting of Amida Buddha or Amitabha, standing with his left arm down with thumb and forefinger touching, with the right hand facing outward also with thumb and forefinger touching...

From our Chinese Blue and White Collection, a very fine and rare pair of Kangxi Mark and Period (1662 - 1722) aster dishes, ex- Christie's (see last photos for actual Christie's catalog listing), well-executed in a deep Mohammedan blue, with three aster blooms painted amidst a reserve of scrolling tendrils on shallow petal-lobed bodies...

A Very Fine and Old Korean Painting of Grass and Insects (õ®õùÓñ-ÃÊÃæµµ)-18th -19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 18th to early 19th century. signed. This painting paited by a literary painter on the cloth in ink color in early period, with beeds, a big frog, autumn plants and flowers on silk? or cloth, has a red seal on the lower right but unfortunately unclear...

A Fine and Old Painting of Dokseong, Korea's Hermit Saint in a most beautiful landscape. This gorgeous painting has a phenomenal dark patina that could only have developed through years of ritual use and adds greatly to the contemplative beauty and serenity of this very special work of art. Dokseong is pictured in an inspiring remote mountain forest, a Daoist style landscape where he seeks solitude and self-cultivation. His attire is that of a Buddhist monk...

 

Late 19th century, circa 1860-1900
Tongzhi - Guangxu Period, Qing Dynasty
Porcelain with overglaze famille rose enamels, hardwood
Just plaque- h: 17.6 cm, w: 10.5 cm; with stand - h: 22.9 cm, w: 12 cm
Nearly perfect condition, age wear to enamels From a Palm Beach, Florida collection

Although the late Qing period saw a marked decline in the quality of porcelains produced, many surviving pieces nonetheless feature charming and humorous portrayals of Chinese life...

 

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.

Japanese hand warmer made from bronze, with a handle and a floral-patterened openwork lid depicting three men playing the Japanese board game Go. The sides of the hand warmer show beautiful scenery with trees, mountains, three figures in a canoe, and one figure standing over a bridge. Signed on bottom. Meiji period (1868-1912) Size: 5.5" tall, 7" diameter

A rare northern Song longquan celadon large bowl, rounded side with conical shape and unglazed base, bowl decorated with rare clear carved fish and flower motif at interior, outer wall with clear raising lotus petal motif, bowl covered with deep green glaze.
Bowl is in good condition no chip, no crack, no restoration, crackled at glaze surface.
Size: 18 cm diameter.

Atractive Blue and White Quatrefoil Lobed Dish, with straight flaring sides and a flat rim. Decorated with two birds among prunus, chrysanthemum and other plants issuing from rockwork, on a terrace. All in a good blue. Qianlong, C1750/70. Max dia.8 5/8" (21.9cm). Condition; two areas of minor friting to inside corners.

A rare Yuan dynasty blue and white large plate with flower and animal motif, plate has been broken and re attach some missing part please see picture for detail, excavated from trowulan east java, size: 28 cm diameter.