All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Ceramics : Pre 1492 item #1065298 (stock #912)
A Very Fine Reach Green Celadon Bowl: Korea, Koryo Dynasty, 12th Century: The wide bowl set on a short ring foot and incised a single ring on the interior, applied evenly with a beautiful green celadon glaze overall, ring foot unglazed with spur marks. This bowl is in fine condition without any repairs but a sesame seed-size chip to the rim.. It measures 17.5 cm x 6.5 cm (7 7/8” x 2 5/8”)
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Ceramics : Pre 1900 item #538732 (stock #157)
A very Rare Shape of Total Blue Water Dropper: Choson Dynasty, 19th century This rare and unusual shape of water dropper formed as a stylized star-shape, and is decorated in a thick blue underglaze and a sunken well on the top. It is in good condition except one tiny chip repaired on rim. It bears a label on the bottom. Measures 3 ½” x 1 ¼”, ***provenance; Spink & Son Ltd., London
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Lacquer : Pre 1837 VR item #1287476
A good Korean mother of pearl inlaid small chest of drawers. The front with inlaid decoration of pairs of birds (including, recognizably, ducks and phoenix) among lotus, bamboo, peaches and peonies on flat black lacquered ground. This is one of those wonderful finds of both honest age and undisturbed condition. All the wood with evidence only of being hand worked and appearing untouched since made with good, honest patina on all the secondary woods as well...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Ceramics : Pre 1900 item #1247190 (stock #1318)
A Very Rare/Fine Korean Blue-Glazed Turtle-Shape Water Dropper-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasy, 19th century. Finely and realistically molded turtle-shape water dropper, with a long head as a water spout, and carved turtle shells geomatically on the top, applied over all blue glaze, the flat base unglazed with black ink and some earth. It’s very fine coditon without any damages, it measures 8.5cm L. x 6.2cm w. x 3.5cm h.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Lacquer : Pre 1900 item #921557 (stock #623)
A Extremely Rare/Fine Mother of Pearl Inlaid Red Lacquer Sutra Reading Desk(Kyung Sang): Korea, early 19th Century, This red lacquered and mother of pearl inlaid sutra reading desk is an extremely rare for Buddhist reading sutra desk as a Korean, Joseon dynasty's, of rectangular section with rectangular top with fitted two upward-curved flanges without any metal hinges and supported on the undersides by 4 reticulated scroll brackets, and also supported on the double straight legs, fitte...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Folk Art : Pre 1900 item #1311377 (stock #1469)
A VeryLarge Fine/Rare Korean Hae-Tae Shaped Wood Canddle Stick Stand-19th C.: with an onriginal panel stand. korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. Made of polychromed pigments and carved wood, the mythical animal recumbent with legs tucked in, the broad face modeled with large upturned bulging eyes under thick eyebtows, above the large smiling mouth set with a row of teeth, pierced with a large aperture for holding a large candle holders, with stand...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Folk Art : Pre 1900 item #1305336 (stock #1461)
A Very Rare/Fine Set of 3 Lady’s Korean Silk Ornamental Pendant with Jades -19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. A set of 3 colored, purple, red and golden yellow, silk tassel pendants with a pot for a symbol of wealth with fine one solid apple green jade carved with “Shou” character--longevity-with a floral head carving for the top, and natural red coral (산호), and a geometric diamond patterns of knots with character, “Shoe” on the top of the tassels...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Central Asian : Pre 1900 item #1216358
Antique Nepalese bronze bodhisatva seated on a double lotus throne. The piece has the original copper base with stamped design. The robes of the figure are skillfully incised with a beautiful cloud and scrolling vine design. The hands are in muddra as they hold a small container. Some old loses. It measures 8" tall 5 " wide 3" deep. 19th century, obtained in the 1960s in Katmandu .
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Lacquer : Pre 1900 item #1261143 (stock #1353)
A Very Fine/Rare Small Jewelry Box Inlaid with Mother of Pearl,Tortoise Shell, Shagreen-19th C...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Okimono : Pre 1910 item #1301556 (stock #1093)
A very finely carved ivory okimono of a fisherman wearing a grass apron and carrying a basket containing a fish. Additionally (within the basket) is a small bound bundle of reeds or sticks...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Lacquer : Pre 1900 item #597745 (stock #297)
A Fine Mother of Peal/Tortoise Shell Inlaid Lacquer Low Table: Korean, Choson Dynasty, late 19th Century, This rectangular low table is lacquered with dark brown over all, and top decorated with a confronted large four-clawed dragon and a long-tailed phoenix inlaid in tortoise shell, twisted wire and mother of pearl, and amid clouds enclosed in a diamond-form border It is in fine condition without any typical damages. Measures 39 1/4” x 27” w...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Okimono : Pre 1910 item #1181603 (stock #3505)
This unusually shaped carved bone snuff bottle is a late Meiji period (1867~1911) product. It is 2 3/4” long, 1 ¼” wide and ¾” thick. It depicts a curled shrimp as the body of snuff bottle. The bamboo spoon is a replacement. It has a great patina and is in great condition.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Lacquer : Pre 1900 item #669017 (stock #348)
A Rare Tiger and Dragon Inlaid amd lacquered low Table: Korea, Choson period, late 19th century, This low table with tortoise shells and shark-skin (shagreen) inlaid is an extremely rare, especially with a dragon and tiger. This rectangular low table is lacquered with dark brown over all, and top decorated with a confronted large four-clawed Dragon and a Siberian Tiger inlaid in entire tortoise shell, and Shark-skin (shagreen) used only, except clouds, amid clouds in a diamond-form bor...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Lacquer : Pre 1837 VR item #1116755 (stock #0867)
Black Lacquered Mother of Pearl Table. This is a low table used in ancestor worship rituals. The gorgeous peony flower is a symbol of abundance and wealth. The delightfully rendered dokkaebi goblins that adorn each leg are guardians that chase away evil spirits. The clouds are symbols of Heaven, and the plum blossoms are symbols of courage. As you can see in the photo, there is some loss to one of the dokkaebi goblins, but this table is in otherwise amazing and excellent condition...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Okimono : Pre 1900 item #819587
This is a rabbit clock of the bronze. It is the Meiji era. (1870-1990) There is no damage and it is perfect. It is a rabbit that has the throb feeling. Height27cm(10.6")33cm x 17cm(13" x 6.69")
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Japanese : Okimono : Pre 1900 item #1118301
Antique Japanese articulated figure of a praying mantis, made of bronze with copper color finish, with fully moving parts, beautifully detailed and life like, signed under wing by the artist Kozan who was famous for his articulated creatures (the Crown Prince later the Taisho Emporer was a patron of Kozan). Late Meiji Period, Provenance: from the collection of the silent film star, Phil Ingram. Size: 4" long
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Folk Art : Pre 1900 item #769317 (stock #479)
A Very Rare and Fine Wood Carved Document Holder: Korea, late Choson Dynasty, 19th Century, This is a very rare and fine hard wood document holder carved overall with 10 symbols of longevity, Shipjangsang, (Sun, Pine, Turtle, Deer, Sacred Fungus, Crane, Bamboo, Water, rocks and clouds), it is in cylindrical shape with a good patina associated with use and age, and open-cover cap at the end. It is in very fine condition with an old natural dark brown patina overall. It measures 28cm x 4.3...