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Large Painting of Korean Shaman Pantheon Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Paintings: Pre 1910 item# 837298 (stock#S47)
click for details		Korean Art and Antiques 917-675-1369 $20,000
A large and important, museum quality painting of deities in the Pantheon of the Korean Shaman. Buddha is in the center, Sanshin (The Mountain Spirit) is with a tiger in the upper right, Yongwang (Dragon King of the Seas) is with dragons in the lower right corner, Sambul (the three spirits who govern childbirth, life, and agriculture) is in the lower center, Taesin Halmoni (the Great Spirit Grandmother manifestation of deceased shamans) is in the lower left, Sinchungdang (Guardian Spirits) are ...click for details

Tall, Museum Quality Three Level Dragon Burlwood Chest Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Furniture: Pre 1900 item# 805835 (stock#0238)
click for details		Korean Art and Antiques 917-675-1369 $4900
This exquisite Samchung-jang (Korean Three Level Chest) will surely be the showcase piece in any collection. The highest standards of traditional Korean refinement were applied to the design and construction of this museum quality masterwork of dragon burlwood (zelkova root). On the rare occasion when you do see an old and fine Korean chest of zelkova, it is always just the panels that are of zelkova, while the frame is pine. This rare chest actually uses zelkova for both the panels and the fram ...click for details

Elaborately Costumed Generals of the Five Directions Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Paintings: Pre 1910 item# 837746 (stock#S81)
click for details		Korean Art and Antiques 917-675-1369 $3750
Korean Shaman Painting of Elaborately Costumed Obang Sinjang, Divine Warriors of the Five Directions (North, South, East, West, and Center). They drive away evil spirits from every direction. The Guardians of the Five Directions is rooted in Taoist belief in the sacred number 5, as in the Five Elements, Five Sacred Colors, etc. They are accompanied here at the top of the painting by two of the most revered deities, Sanshin the Mountain God on the left holding the mythical pollucho plant of longe ...click for details

Large Chaekkori Screen, Books and Scholar's Items Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Paintings: Pre 1910 item# 803598 (stock#0218)
click for details		Korean Art and Antiques 917-675-1369 $3750
Chaekkori, screens depicting books and scholar's items, are abundant with symbols of diligence, motivation, good fortune and virtue. Chaekkori Screens are uniquely Korean, despite the fact that many of the items depicted in a Chaekkori are Chinese. The Choson Dynasty Korean scholar had much respect for Chinese art and learning, but expressed that admiration in a uniquely Korean manner through Chaekkori. We see items here that indicate refined comfort, but more important than the sense of gen ...click for details

Flower and Bird Wedding Screen,A Most Beautiful Example Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Paintings: Pre 1920 item# 803567 (stock#0217)
click for details		Korean Art and Antiques 917-675-1369 $3750
An eight panel Hwajodo, Flower and Bird Wedding Screen filled with beautiful symbols of love and loyalty: adorable birds and fish in loving pairs, the pomegranate with its many seeds representing fertility, the lotus symbolizing purity, the chrysanthemum that blooms even after the frost represents enduring love in this context, and the peony is the most beloved symbol of love in Korea. After this screen was used as a centerpiece backdrop at the wedding, it was moved to and remained in the bedroo ...click for details

Korean Military Officer's Hunting Screen, Eight Panels Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Paintings: Pre 1910 item# 803554 (stock#0216)
click for details		Korean Art and Antiques 917-675-1369 $3750
Eight Panel Hunting Screen for display in a military officers' conference room or an officer's home. In spite of the Mongols' brutal occupation of Korea in the 13th Century, Koreans maintained great admiration for Mongolian hunting and equestrian skills, as shown by this Korean screen of Mongolians hunting tigers and leopards. Even the landscape of this screen, with its barren plains, desolate sandy hills and distant mountains, is the landscape of Mongolia. Korean hunting screens dif ...click for details

Very Rare, Old Two Unit Stacked Chest of Maple and Pine Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Furniture: Pre 1900 item# 805720 (stock#0237)
click for details		Korean Art and Antiques 917-675-1369 $3500
This gorgeous Ichung-nong (Korean Two Unit Stacked Chest) is a rare early piece (mid 19th Century) that has aged to a warm rich hue that is nothing short of a heartwarming and rare treasure to behold. It is a beautiful effect that could never be even closely duplicated 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 an ...click for details

Buddha and Divine Warriors of the Four Directions Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Paintings: Pre 1910 item# 837773 (stock#S90)
click for details		Korean Art and Antiques 917-675-1369 $3000
A beautifully composed Seated Buddha flanked by Two Attendants and surrounded by Sinjang, the Divine Warriors of the Four Directions (North, South, East, and West) who protect humans from misfortunes emanating from any of the four directions. Ink and colors on silk mounted on paper. 35.5 x 23.5 inches, 90 x 60 cm (plus margins).

Fine Chaekkori Screen, Books and Scholar's Items Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Paintings: Pre 1920 item# 803601 (stock#0219)
click for details		Korean Art and Antiques 917-675-1369 $2750
Chaekkori, screens depicting books and scholar's items, are abundant with symbols of diligence, motivation, good fortune and virtue. Chaekkori Screens are uniquely Korean, despite the fact that many of the items depicted in a Chaekkori are Chinese. The Choson Dynasty Korean scholar had much respect for Chinese art and learning, but expressed that admiration in a uniquely Korean manner through Chaekkori. We see items here that indicate refined comfort, but more important than the sense of gen ...click for details

Majestic North Korean Chest with Magnificent Metalwork Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Korean: Furniture: Pre 1910 item# 805858 (stock#0239)
click for details		Korean Art and Antiques 917-675-1369 $2000
Bandaji (front opening chests) from Pyongyang, North Korea are taller than other Korean bandaji. They are highly prized for their size and their beautiful, bold white brass metalwork. The metalwork on this piece is some of the most magnificent we've seen on a Pyongyang chest. It is filled with gorgeous floral motifs and lovely cranes, an ancient symbol of faithful love. It is constructed entirely of lime wood. 40h x 36w x 19d inches, 101.5h x 91.5w x 48.5d cm.

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