A Very Fine Scholar’s Wood Ink-Stone Box (Yon-Sang)

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Lacquer Pre 1900: item #709002
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A Fine Scholar’s Wood Ink-Stone Box (Yon-Sang): $950. Korea, Choson period, 19th Century, This is a simple, but beautiful and functional ink-stone box with a dark brown patina in and outsides. Please see its craftsmanship carving in its legs and a second tier drawer carved with horizontal groove. This three tiered ink-stone box stored; ink sticks, water droppers, brushes and books. The open shelf at the bottom allowed books, or rolls of paper to be immediately accessible. Its simple beauty a... Click for details

A Very Fine and Rare Scholar’s Reading/Writing Table

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Lacquer Pre 1900: item #680644
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A Very Fine Rare Scholar’s Reading/Writing Table: Korea, Choson period, 18th Century, This is a rare scholar’s table with original aged dark red-brown patina covered overall its surfaces, and is a splendid example of an essential piece of furniture for a Choson dynasty scholars, a naïve beauty in Korean furniture. It is a quite heavier than a normal scholar’s writing table. This table is composed with two sections, one large drawer and two rectangular smaller drawers on the front in... Click for details

An Extremely Rare Tiger and Dragon Inlaid low Table

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Lacquer Pre 1900: item #669017
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An Extremely Rare Tiger and Dragon Inlaid amd lacquered low Table: Korea, Choson period, late 19th century, This low table with tortoise shells and shark-skin (shagreen) inlaid is an extremely rare, especially with a dragon and tiger. This rectangular low table is lacquered with dark brown over all, and top decorated with a confronted large four-clawed Dragon and a Siberian Tiger inlaid in entire tortoise shell, and Shark-skin (shagreen) used only, except clouds, amid clouds in a diamon... Click for details

A Rare Inlaid Total Shark Skin Red Lacquered Box/Cover

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Lacquer Pre 1900: item #654220
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A Rare and Fine Inlaid Shark skin Red Lacquered Box and Cover; Korea, Choson period, Early 19th Century, This red lacquered and inlaid whole shark skin box and cover made for imperial palace use in general. The deep, rectangular box fitted with a shallow lid, inlaid on the cover in shark skin only on a red lacquer ground with two large blossoms and leafy, scrolling stem, the sides of the box inlaid with identical flower scroll set between line borders, the interior lined in an original silk... Click for details

Rare Korean Oiled Entire Papered Marche Documentary Box

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Lacquer Pre 1900: item #638086
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A Rare Oiled Entire Papered Marche Documentary Box: Korea, Choson Dynasty, 19th Century It is of rectangular shape with a flat base and fitted with a rectangular cover hinged at two places in the back, the interior box applied with an original decorated silk, it has two c-shape cast iron handles on back and front sides and the front applied with a foliaged rectangular lock plate. This papered box used only paper without any wood which is one This rare documentary box is covered over al... Click for details

Mother of Peal/Tortoise Shell Inlaid Lacquer Low Table

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Lacquer Pre 1900: item #597745
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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 pearl and... Click for details

Karen Basket

Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Lacquer Pre 1920: item #189274
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Karen ethnic group double woven basket with lid, approximately 80 years old, from the Thai/Burmese border. Please note that this basket has an extra woven inner lining. The Karen are well known for their expert basket weaving abilities. This basket has been sealed with lac, to act as water proofing. Condition: two small holes at base that may be noted from photos, other than that excellent. Dimensions: 42cm/16.5in height and 20cm/7.9in diameter at lid.