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Antique Korean Scholar's Portable Ink Well and Brush
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Pre 1900 item# 917397 (stock# 0398)
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Rare Choson Period Korean Scholar's Portable Ink Well and Brush (Mukho). See Horim Museum's site to see 3 similar mukhos. This one is very special, as it includes the original brush, and is exquisitely carved copper with traces of silver inlay. Please look at the close-up photos here of the key fret pattern (based on ancient pictographs of thunder) on the handle, the pullocho mythical longevity plant on the back of the well, and especially the creative Dragon in Pullocho-Shaped Clouds on the lid. This is a very beautifully designed and inventive implement that would have been important to and highly respected by the traveling scholar. The handle ingeniously acts as a tube for the brush. As seen in the last photo here (#6), it pairs very nicely with the rare Choson Period Inkstone with lid on our site (Stock # 0397) and makes a very nice addition to any collection of Asian scholar's items. Length: 7.25 inches, 18.5 cm.
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Ten Panel Nature Painting Screen by Kye Hyang
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Pre 1900 item# 871362 (stock# 0336)
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Ten Panel Nature Painting Screen by Kye Hyang, a late 19th Century painter who studied with Yang Ki Fun and was a brilliant Korean nature painter. This rare screen is a beautiful example of his work and a fine example of Choson Dynasty scholar painting filled with auspicious symbols from nature that were an inspiration and motivation to the scholar's life of devoted learning. Ink on silk. 154 x 68.75 inches, 391 x 175 cm; each panel: 68.75 x 15.25 inches (end panels 68.75 x 16 inches), 175 x 39 cm (end panels 175 x 41 cm); each painting: 41.5 x 11 inches, 105 x 28 cm.
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Lotus Form Celadon Incense Burner with Animal Head Feet
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Pre 1492 item# 910619 (stock# 0396)
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13th Century Elegant Lotus Form Inlaid Celadon Incense Burner with Animal Head Feet. The lotus is a Buddhist symbol of rebirth and purity. Six inverted sepals, atop a lotus leaf base, support the main lotus form body of the censer, elaborately constructed of four rows of lobed and veined petals. A variety of techniques are on display here, with the veins of the sepals done by carving and the veins of the censer leaves done by white slip inlay. The edge of the lotus leaf base is also inlaid. This was fired in a saggar (kapbal) to protect it from defects or damage in the kiln. The result is a stunning and very special piece, much like the incense burner in the collection of Boston's Museum of Fine Arts. 5.25h x 4.5w inches, 13.5h x 11.5w cm.
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Crab by Lee Bang Won aka Simwong, R. Moore Collection
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Pre 1800 item# 888085 (stock# 0363)
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18th Century Crab Painting signed Choson Simwong sa from the Robert Moore Collection, purchased at Chrisitie's. Simwong was the artist name used by Lee Bang Won, the celebrated 18th Century Korean literati painter. Several of his paintings are in the Ewha Museum, one of Korea's greatest museums. Ewha spells his name Yi Bang Wun. The last photograph (#6) posted here is a scan of one of his landscapes from a Seoul Auction catalog. His alias Simwong is marked with yellow highlight marker in the description. He usually paints landscapes, so this crab painting is a very special and intimate painting from this master. It is well-rendered with skilled brushwork and a sophisticated palette of ink shades. Ink on paper. Mounting: 45.5 x 12.25 inches, 115.5 x 31 cm; Painting: 17.5 x 10 inches, 44.5 x 25.5 cm.
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Blue Porcelain Bottle from Royal Korean Kiln at Punwon
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Pre 1900 item# 850694 (stock# 0315)
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19th Century porcelain bottle covered entirely in underglaze cobalt blue with high quality body and glaze, strongly suggesting that it is from the royal kilns at Punwon. This wine bottle is very much like the one in the Brooklyn Museum (see page 157 of Korean Art from the Brooklyn Museum Collection by Robert Moes). Japanese connoisseurs call this rare type of Korean porcelain, ruyi-yu. The lively brushstrokes of the cobalt blue are clearly visible. The contrast between the paler and darker areas give the piece a great vitality. The fine form is a gently flared mouth atop a long, narrow neck that gracefully widens at an unusually narrow angle to form a slightly compressed and wide round body of distinctive beauty, that tapers inward at the bottom, finishing in a raised foot ring. This piece has a very professional and virtually undetectable repair. 6 inches (15cm) height x 13 inches (33cm) circumference.
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Gorgeous Blue Hued Porcelain Peony Form Water Dropper
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Pre 1900 item# 889121 (stock# 0380)
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Korean Scholar's Gorgeous Blue Hued Porcelain Peony Form Water Dropper. Compare this to the similar one in one of the foremost Korean collections, the Brooklyn Museum Collection of Korean Art on page 76 of the catalog of their collection. While theirs is a fine piece, this one is superior in color. Brooklyn's has a grayish hue, while this one has a brilliant bluish hue. The peony would have been an inspiring symbol of prosperity for the devoted Korean scholar who used this water dropper to mix his ink over 100 years ago. Width: 3 inches, 7.5 cm, Height: 1.25 inches, 3.5 cm. Korean antique water droppers were prized by Korean scholars of yesterday, and are treasured by collectors of today. A scholar's water dropper was a symbol of his refinement and good taste. In keeping with the Korean Confucian gentleman's aesthetic, artifice and colorful designs that catered to base instincts were to be avoided, while a natural and deep respect for nature was to be upheld.
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Unique Blue and White Bottle from Royal Kumsari Kiln
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Pre 1900 item# 888113 (stock# 0364)
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A wonderful and unique example of Cheonghwa Baekja, Korean Blue and White Porcelain bottle with a lovely design and form. The sensitive and skilled painter of this fine bottle began with a light blue ring around the neck and two darker rings at the foot under the Youi scroll design that encircles the bottom of the body. The Youi is a mushroom-shaped scepter or talisman. Having defined his canvas, he composed a most idyllic microcosm of butterflies, a Korean symbol of happiness, fluttering past peonies that spray in every direction, contrasting with the very small and quietly perched bird. The peony is a symbol of love and prosperity. The form itself is graceful and subtle and begins with a gently flared mouth atop a narrow neck that subtly and almost imperceptibly flares out to an elongated round body with a low hip that gently curves downward to the foot with a recessed base. The stone-like heft of the bottle and color of the pure white clay, along with the skilled painting make it almost certain that this fine blue and white porcelain bottle was made at the royal Kumsari kiln. Height: 10 inches, 25.5 cm; Circumference: 18.5 inches, 47 cm.
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Rare 7-Sided Blue and White Floral Water Dropper
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Pre 1900 item# 888887 (stock# 0378)
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Rare Seven-Sided 19th Century Korean Scholar's Blue and White Porcelain Floral Water Dropper. The painting of the chrysanthemum in abundant vegetation is particularly well done and stands out on the elegant form of the domed top. The chrysanthemum, a symbol of productivity, on this rare piece would have been a source of inspiration to the devoted scholar who used this water dropper to mix his ink many years ago. Width: 3 inches, 7.5 cm; Height: 1.5 inches, 4 cm. Korean antique water droppers were prized by Korean scholars of yesterday, and are treasured by collectors of today. A scholar's water dropper was a symbol of his refinement and good taste. In keeping with the Korean Confucian gentleman's aesthetic, artifice and colorful designs that catered to base instincts were to be avoided, while a natural and deep respect for nature was to be upheld.
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Red and White Porcelain Water Dropper w/Pair of Deer
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Pre 1900 item# 889092 (stock# 0379)
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Korean Scholar's Fine 19th Century Cobalt-Red and White Porcelain Octagonal Water Dropper with a Pair of Deer in Landscape in High Relief. According to legend, deer are able to sniff out pullocho, the mythical longevity plant. So deer are a longevity symbol. when they appear in a pair like this, they are also a symbol of marital bliss. The combined meanings equal a long and happy marriage. Width: 3 inches, 7.5 cm; Height: 1.5 inches, 4 cm. Korean antique water droppers were prized by Korean scholars of yesterday, and are treasured by collectors of today. A scholar's water dropper was a symbol of his refinement and good taste. In keeping with the Korean Confucian gentleman's aesthetic, artifice and colorful designs that catered to base instincts were to be avoided, while a natural and deep respect for nature was to be upheld.
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