Dragon Painting, Mid 19th Century, Framed

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Korean Pre 1900: item #194550
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The dragon of the clouds is portrayed in this 150-year-old painting that is from a uniquely Korean genre called "functional painting." Although often called folk art, such Korean works differed from folk art as the term is used elsewhere because in Korea they usually were executed by trained, professional artists or by painter-monks rather than by amateurs. The paintings had useful and magical functions such as warding off evil or ensuring happiness and longevity and were necessary to life in al... Click for details

Choson Blue & White Pillow ( 19th Centuries )

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Korean Pre 1800: item #190922
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A Fine object of Choson Blue & White Pillow, decorated with a pair of Fish among water weed, in the other side with a pair of Bird among floral sprays and the top side with a pair of duck among Lotus pond, all the symbols of marital happiness. Condition is good except one hairline on the base. Choson Dynasty 19th Centuries. Long: 17 cm, Wide: 8.5 cm, High: 11.7 cm.

Monkey And Moon Painting, Korea, 1880

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Korean Pre 1900: item #175515
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A monkey sitting on a tree branch gazes soulfully at a full moon in this painting from late Yi Dynasty Korea that evokes an old folk tale. Paintings of particular animals related to beliefs rooted in Shamanism, Buddhism, Taoism and Confucianism were popular with all classes in Korea during the 18th and 19th centuries. Although sometimes put into the category of folk art, they more often than not were done by professional artists. In Korea, paintings that had content classifying them as "popular ... Click for details

Choson Palace Painting (One of Pair)

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Korean Pre 1900: item #171939
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Signed and sealed by Korean painter Tea Yok, this finely detailed work is one of a pair of paintings that depict scenes in a palace courtyard during Korea's Choson (Yi Dynasty) Period (1392-1910). Dated to circa 1870, this painting and its companion piece have delicate calligraphy that relates to a theme of filial honor. Tucked into the painting next to the palace scenes, the calligraphy is in the Chinese characters that educated Koreans continued to use many years after simplified Hangul became... Click for details

Choson Palace Painting (One of Pair)

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Korean Pre 1900: item #171926
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Signed and sealed by Korean painter Tea Yok, this finely detailed work is one of a pair of paintings that depict scenes in a palace courtyard during Korea's Choson (Yi Dynasty) Period. Dated to circa 1870, this painting and its companion piece have delicate calligraphy that relates to a theme of filial honor. Tucked into the paintings next to the courtyard scenes, the calligraphy is in the Chinese characters that educated Koreans continued to use many years after simplified Hangul became Korea's... Click for details

Korean Carved Wooden Tiger - 18th Century

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Korean Pre 1800: item #148965
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Another great folk tiger - this one an eighteenth century wooden folk carving from Korea. The piece measures 10 1/2" high and is 9" wide. Very dynamic pose with the tiger looking up and back - very much the same pose as is frequently found in traditional Korean scrolls wherein the tiger is looking up at the scolding magpie located in a tree. An example of such a painting is included in photo # 8 below - taken from a website on Korean folk art - http://www.san-shin.org/Zo-05.html. The tiger ... Click for details

19th Century Flower Painting, Korea

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Korean Pre 1900: item #147110
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Signed and sealed by Chong Mon, a Korean artist whose work dates from mid to late 19th century, this painting is graceful and simple, a fine example of Korean technique using ink and color on paper in the classic Asian style. The subjects are tiger lilies, a rock and two butterflies. The artist added a poem in calligraphy that is very much in tune with the subject matter. The painting retains strong color and is good condition overall, with a few small stains indicating that originally it may ha... Click for details

Yi Dynasty Korean Ideograph

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Korean Pre 1900: item #145836
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This mid-19th century pictorial ideograph painting, called a "munjado," has an interesting cultural tie to Korea and its strong Confucian ideals. Ink and slight color on paper, it is unsigned as is typical for munjado. The ideograph is a graphic, stylized interpretation of the Chinese character "shin" meaning "trust," which is one of the eight major Confucian principles of morality. Throughout the Yi Dynasty inscriptions on paintings were in Chinese characters rather than Korean Hangul to signif... Click for details

Koryo Dynasty Korean Celadon Stem Cup

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Korean Pre 1700: item #121118
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Koryo Dynasty Korean Celadon Stem Cup

It is 3.5 inches tall by 5 inches in diameter.

It is i... Click for details

Korean Choson Pd. Inlaid Lacquer Box

Archives: Regional Art: Asian: Korean Pre 1900: item #111057
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A great Korean Late Choson Inlaid lacquer box and cover circa late 19th century. This handsome box is made of the typical Korean brown lacquer. It is beautifully decorated with two dragons chasing a flaming pearl amidst clouds. The decoration is masterfully inlaid with mother of pearl forming the top scales of the dragons and the scrolling clouds, sharkskin stained in two different colors used for the softer scales on the underbelly and claws, and finally tortoise ... Click for details