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19th Century Hwajodo Bird and Flower Screen Painting
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Pre 1900 item# 1079819 (stock# 0780)
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$7500
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19th Century Hwajodo Bird and Flower Screen Painting filled with beauty and symbolism. The geese, swallows, sparrows, chickens, and yellow sparrows are all paired here to symbolize love. The peonies are a symbol of love and prosperity. The rocks in each painting are a symbol of eternity. So peonies with rocks combine to grant wishes for eternal love. The yellow sparrows have special symbolism. The word for yellow sparrows is hwangjak, which sounds like hwanjak, meaning great pleasure and profound happiness. Geese mate for life and are a symbol of marital fidelity. The rooster and hen are ancient guardian figures. The swallow is a symbol of beauty and delight. This screen would have been displayed at a wedding, and then moved to the couple's home for them to cherish all of their lives. Colors on silk. Total Dimensions: 97 x 60.5 inches, 246.5 x 153.5 cm; Each Painting: 31.75 x 11.5 inches, 81 x 29 cm.
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Large Painting of a Dragon Flying Through the Clouds
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Pre 1900 item# 1105047 (stock# 0840)
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$5000
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Large Antique Korean Painting of a Dragon Flying Through the Clouds. A marvelous rendering of Korea's most beloved ancient deity, the dragon rain god who brings both rain and good fortune. His face is delightful and his body writhes with energy, as he chases the red flaming magic pearl though the sky. Because he brings rain, which gives life and growth to all living things, the dragon is a symbol of creation, growth, and fertility. Therefore, the dragon god was the most important deity in the old agrarian Korean society. This is truly Korean folk art at it's very best! Frame: 53 x 30.25 inches, 135 x 77 cm; Painting: 44 x 24 inches, 112 x 61.
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Set of Six Korean Traditional Bird and Flower Paintings
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Pre 1910 item# 1028148 (stock# 0598)
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$4000 for the set of six
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Set of Six Hwajodo. Hwajodo translates to Bird and Flower Painting, a genre of Korean folk art that is very popular among collectors, especially beautifully rendered examples like this set of six, filled with symbolism for love and a long, happy life. They are in matching frames. You can see a frame in the 2nd photo here. The geese, swallows, sparrows, pheasants, pigeons, and bush warblers are all paired to symbolize love. The yellow sparrows have special symbolism. The word for yellow sparrows is hwangjak, which sounds like hwanjak, meaning great pleasure and profound happiness. The moon and the rocks are symbols of eternity, and they give the paintings the complete meaning of eternal love. Each painting has a wonderfully creative depiction of stylized rocks. The flowers are chrysanthemums (symbol of fertility), peonies (symbol of prosperity), magnolias (symbol of beauty), plum blossoms (symbol of courage), and bell flowers (symbol of purity). The willow tree is a symbol of peace and contentment. This set of paintings would have been displayed at a wedding, and then moved to the couple's home to be cherished by them all of their lives. Colors on paper. Each frame size: 40 x 19.5, 101.5 x 50 cm; each painting size: 29.5 x 11.75, 75 X 30 cm.
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Celadon Bowl with Elaborate Gold Paint and Slip Inlay
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Pre 1492 item# 1079127 (stock# 0770)
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$3000
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Rare 12th Century Celadon Bowl with Elaborate Gold Painting and Black and White Slip Inlay Design of Willow Trees (ancient symbol of peace and contentment), Duck Family (symbol of blissful family life), Pampas Grass (symbol of autumn), Bullocho (mythical longevity plant), Lotus Blossoms (symbol of purity and rebirth), Chrysanthemums (symbol of well-being and abundance), and Orchids (symbol of modesty). Real gold paint is used throughout, for the bullocho, the pampas flowers, the three rings that circle the interior of the bowl at the top to create a band for the inlaid floral scroll, and the two rings at the bottom of the bowl interior that create a solar center for the gold chrysanthemum, on the irises, and on some of the ducks. The exterior of the bowl is as elaborately inlaid as the interior, with gorgeous floral scrolls and sprays throughout, and a ring of stylized lotus blossoms at the bottom. The old gold lacquer repair is a desirable thing for serious collectors, and adds further character to a very rare, true masterpiece of celadon. 7.5w x 2.75h inches, 19w x 7h cm.
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Extremely Rare 18th Century Korean Chest from Daegu
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Pre 1800 item# 872022 (stock# 0358)
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$2500
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18th Century Korean Furniture is so rare that this is the only example we have ever had for sale. This 18th Century Bandaji from Daegu is truly a museum piece, as the few extant 18th Century pieces of Korean furniture are almost all in museums or private collections, and more specifically, we know of only one other 18th Century Daegu Bandaji that exists anywhere (The Weisman Art Museum's Edward R. Wright Collection; the late Edward R. Wright was the co-author, along with my old friend Pai Man Sill, of the book considered to be the bible on Korean antique furniture, Traditional Korean Furniture). This bandaji is an important piece of history and a fine example of the early and simple style. With its understated ironwork and slender door, the proportions are rare and elegant. Truly a once-in-a-lifetime offer. 36.75w x 20.75h x 15.75d inches, 93.5w x 53h x 40d cm.
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Stunning Black Lacquer Mother of Pearl Box w/ Signature
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Pre 1900 item# 1116743 (stock# 0865)
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$2500
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Stunning Black Lacquer Mother of Pearl Box with Drawers with many fine details. A rare and very beautiful find. It is signed by the artisan on the bottom of one drawer. Throughout Korean history, given the admiration that Korean scholars felt for China, it was quite common for Korean artists and artisans to portray figures in Chinese clothes, as in this example. The workmanship and technique on this box is definitely Korean, such as the direct application of the lacquer to the wood, as opposed to the Chinese technique of layering cloth between the lacquer and wood, just as one example of the proof of the Korean origins of this fine and rare box. It was purchased in Korea in the 1970s. 14w x 11.75h x 10.75d inches, 35.5w x 30h x 27.5d cm.
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19th Century Chest from Jeolla w/Beautiful Old Finish
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Pre 1900 item# 871998 (stock# 0352)
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This old Korean Bandaji (Front Opening Chest) from Jeolla has developed a warm reddish glow to its lovely wood grain from a patina that has been developing since the 19th Century. It is a heart warming piece with a look that can never be replicated with new wood. The finishing process involved singing the wood with a hot iron to both darken it and draw out the resin, and then using straw to rub pinesoot into the grain to further darken it and simultaneously seal the pores and prevent drying, and finishing it with a light pineseed oil finish. A further air of mystery and dignity is given by the very long aging process itself. The ironwork is done in a simple and rustic swallowtail motif, the Korean symbol of beauty and delight. A good find for the serious collector. 39w x 25.75h x 15.25d inches, 99w x 65.5h x 39d cm.
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