Catalog: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian (453)

A Very Rare/Fine Korean Joseon Long Sword-18th 19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 18th/19th century. Korean medium sized sword gently curved blade, leather-wrapped handle with chased brass cuff, blackened wooden scabbard with handle thread wrapped and the blade handle with leather wrapping. It’s in good condition with aged patina original scabbard and wrapped handle. It is in fair condition with its use and age, it measures Overall:72cm, sword and shealth:66cm and only blade:33cm.

A Two Very Fine Authentic Korean Goryeo Bronze Mirrors-11th / 14th C.: 1) The design is cast in 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 Beautiful Korean White Slip Inlaid Buncheong Bowl /Curtain Rope Design-15th/16th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 16th century. The deep stone ware bowl on short raised ring foot decorated in inlaid white slip, The wall with a central medallion of flowerheads, surround by a wide band of rope-curtain pattern contained two narrow bands of stylized design, the exterior similarly decorated, beneath a pale celadon glaze...

A Very Fine Large Korean Octagonal Incised Brass Brazier/Incense Burner-19th C: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. A quite large and rare decagonal shape incised with auspicious characters. and floral designs charcoal brazier and using as an incense burner as well, two large octagonal handles with large bats It’s in very fine condition with old natural patina, it measures 23.7cm h. x 31cm d. (handle to handle),

An Excep. Large/Rare Korean 12 Faceted/Open Carved Decorated Table-19th C.: For Palace. Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. 31cm h. x74cm d. x 74cm d. Of polygonal form rosewood mahogany table with raised border top, tapered shape sides with open work carved design depicting different floors and trees, alternating with solid panels, raised on angled steep feet. It is very fine condition but missing one leg rim (see ph0t0) and a few hard to notice losses to decoration...

Very Rare Korean Goryeo Iron Gold/Silver Inlaid壽 Sutra/Relics Bowl Lid-12th / 13th C.: Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 11th – 13th century. Its top surround circle inlaid with 壽 (longevity) in gold and gentle dome shape lid inlaid with 4壽 in gold and leaf scrolled in silver over the surface and on around the edges inlaid in silver with lotus leaves. It seems to be used for a sutra or relics bowl presumably, but not it exist only lid...

A Very Rare/Fine Korean 6 Lotus Roof End Tiles-Goguryeo, 高句麗 (one of 3 King Domes)-BC 4-AD 6th C: (They are 6 of 32 Goguryeo tiles collection), Korea, Goguryeo (高句麗) dynasty, BC 4 – AD 6th century. The circular tile finely molded with flower heads design surrounded by a raised thick rim, soft brownish clay used. It is good condition, it measures 15cm approximately.

A Fine Korean Goryeo(高麗), Celadon Glazed Ewer with an Original Lid-11th-13th C.:***Perfect condition. Korea, Goryeo (高麗), dynasty, 11th -13th century. The ovoid form with tapered, cylindrical neck, spout and curved handle, covered by a green celadon glaze with some area covered with yellowish green celadon glaze, foot and base unearthed. It’s in very good condition with no any damages at all with an original lid,it measures 18cm h. x 20cm d.

Extre. Rare/Fine 2 Korean Goguryeo(高句麗) Monster Temple Roof End Tiles-BC 4-AD/6th C. : Korea, Goguryo(高句麗)dynasty, BC 4-AD 6th century...

A Very Rare/Large Korean Black Painted with Peony Goryeo Celadon Ewer-13th C. : Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th -13th century. the iron decorated ewer, an ovoid form with tapered, cylindrical neck, spout and curved handle, painted in under glaze iron-brow with peony floral scroll, covered by a greyish green celadon glaze, foot and base unearthed. It’s in very good condition with out any damages at all, It measures 22cm h. x 21cm d.

A Very Rare/Fine Korean Silver Hairpin (칠보봉황잠)/Enameled Phoenix-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The large terminal cast with two confronted phoenixes and natural coral (산호) jewels and with confronted cranes, longevity medallions and feathers in low relief and further bead jewels, the edging of the enameled silver in blues reds, greens, red and yellows, the cylindrical shaft silver with pointing tip...

A Very Rare/Large/Fine Korean Gold Lacquered Wood Seated Buddha Figure (목여래좌불상-木如來坐佛像)-18th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, early 19th/18th C. The seated figure on the pedestal with serene expression, his right hand raised and his left hand placed upon his knee, his robes elegantly draped around his body, the folds delicately rendered, his knotted long hair down on the both shoulders with a delicately carved head crown and high chignon centered It’s in very fine condit...

Extre,Rare/Fine Korean Goryeo(高麗) Black/Celadon Glazed Finished Oil Bottle-12/13th C.: Korea, Goryeo(高麗) dynasty, 12th/13th century. The well potted and flattened globular form with ring foot and narrow neck with cup-shape mouth, decorated in brownish dark glazed body evenly, finished with a pale celadon glaze. It’s in very good condition without any damages. It measures 6.2cm h. x 10cm d.

A Very Rare Korean Imperial Embroidered Document/Letter Container/Symbols of 10 longevity (십장생문-長生文-書札桶)-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century...

A Fine Korean Reverse White Slip Inlaid Celadon Oil Bottle-12th C.: Korea, Goryo dynasty, 12th century. A very fine clear grey crackle glazed celadon bottle decorated with white slip stylized floral reverse inlaid, the body of compressed gorm, resting on a foot rim with 3 spur marks on the base. It’s in good condition but has a short mouth spot repaired, It measures 5.7cm h. x 7.7cm

A Very Fine/Rare Korean 6 Faceted Iron Brown Painted/Chrysanthemum/ Bamboo Bottle-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The six high relief ribbed body set to a raised ring foot with short neck with cup mouth lip, Decorated in iron brown with a large chrysanthemum and bamboo on the body from Beneath blue tinged clear white glaze overall. It’s in very good condition, it measures 23.5cm h. x 14.2cm d.

A Very Fine/Rare Korean B/W Fan-Shape Water Dropper/Characters /Orchids-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, early 19th century. Of fan shape set on a flat, unglazed base and decorated in blue cobalt with orchids and rocks (石 蘭)on the flat top, on the sides with 5 characters(壽富多男子), covered over all with blue tinged clear white glaze, the base unglazed. It’s in very fine condition, it measures 11cm x 2.3cm Provenance-Vormals Sammlung Andreas Holter, Germany.

A Fine Korean B/W Doughnut Shape Water Dropper Painted/Han River-19th C. Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. A Doughnut-form Circular Blue and White Water Dropper, 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 glaze. It is in good condition but a small chip on water mouth, It measures 3.8cm x 8.7 d...