A Rare and Fine Early White Porcelain Wine Bottle:
Korea, early Joseon period, 15th century
This small, charming and well portioned bottle applied with a clear blusih white
glaze overall the surfaces including the bottom, the foot rim has some sand adhered.
It’s in good condition but a small part of the rim repaired.
Measurements; 11.7cm x 9cm (4.5” x 3.5”).
A Very Rare/Old Silver Inlaid Iron Caddle Stick:
Korea, Joseon Period, 18th –early 19th Century
This silver inlaid iron candle stick is of a slender elegant design in an asymmetrical H-shape,
and is composed of three parts; light reflecting mirror silver inlaid with “Longevity”,
“Happyness” and a “Yin-Yang”, candle holder with a silver inlaid chain attacher and
removeable snuffer (snuffer missing) from the supporting stand post silver inlaid and
its Dot-shape joint silve...
A Rare / Very Finely Molded Celadon Beaker:
Korea, Koryo period, 12th Century,
This is a finely molded with chrysanthemums amongst scrolling
foliage and well potted deep bowl tapering to a short ring foot,
applied overall rich celadon glaze except foot rim with spur marks.
It is in very fine condition without any damage. Measures 4 1/2” x 1 1/2”h.
A Rare Early White Porcelain Brush Washer Jar:
Korea, early Joseon dynasty, 15th century
This type of wide mouthed and narrowed foot rim jar with a greyish clear white
porcelain is an example of the first efforts during the Korean early Joseon period to produce white ceramic wares, this early white glazed porcelain jar or bottle is rare as a Korean ceramics.
It’s in good condition with a small piece of the mouth rim chipped, and has some darkish
white glaze on the body during kiln firi...
A Very Rare Hae-Tae White (Olive) Glazed Water Dropper:
Korea, Joseon Period, 19th century
This is a quite large sized and Amusingly molded as a recumbent figure of a mythical lion dog (hae-tae), the surface detailing incised and realistically modeled, decorated with a white glze,
but in this water dropper, this white glaze turned into a olive glaze due to
under firing circumstances.
It’s in very fine condition, measures 8.9cm x 4.5cm
A Very Rare Blue/White Bottle Painted with Shipzangsang Motifs
(the Symbols of 10 Long Life):
Korea, Choson dynasty, 19th century
Well potted shape and portion with a flared rim to the tall neck and a pear-shaped body
painted in shades of cobalt with alternating motis of cranes flying amid clouds and bamboo
stalks paired with garden rocks (They are symbols of 10 logevity), the celadon-tinged glaze
covering all surfaces except the pad of the recessed foot.
It is in very fine codition with...
A Finely Inlaid Celadon Arrow Vase:
Korea, Koryo period, 12th Century,
This formed vase was adopted a Chinese archaic bronze vessel from Spring and
Autumn period (770-476 BC), which is a Koryo celadon
inlaid vase with two long ears (tubular necks) (broken) on the upper body, well potted
pear-shaped body rests on a short ring foot, inlaid in white and black slip with
five chrysanthemum medallions among clouds and flying cranes...
A Very Fine Koryo Bronze Covered Bowl with a beautiful Patina
Korea, Koryo dynasty (11th -14th century)
Thinly cast, of slightly compressed globular form, mounted on a smoothed flat foot,
the cover of waisted domed shape, the smooth patina of blackish olive with some encrustation.
It’a in unusually fine condition without any damages at all.
It measures16.3cm x 12cm d. (6.5” x 4.75”).
A Very Fine, clear and warm White Porcelain Bottle:
Korea, Choson period, 18th Century,
This is a very finely potted and glazed pear shaped body rising a full
rounded sides tapering toward the bong and tall neck, and a straight angle
cut mouth rim with incised two lines accented near the rim. It is covered overall
with high quality of pure white glaze. It has a short hair line crack and related two
chips repaired with gold the mouth rim, otherwise it is in fine condition...
A Very Fine and Rare Earthen Ware Musical Instrument:
Korea, Three Kingdom (Old Silla) period, 4th-5th century
This is one of the rarest earthenware musical instruments from old Silla period,
which is formed in a round, spherical shape. It has been incised with three bands encircling the circumference of the shape. At the cross points of these bands, there are holes so the sound of the small earthen beads, place in it's hollow interior, can be heard...
A Rare and Fine Early Kimhae Type Pottery Jar with Stand:
Korea, Kaya (Old Silla) Period, 3rd-4th Century,
This present jar is a rare early Old Silla period, Kimhae type jar with slightly
flaring raised rim and looped handles. It is well potted globular form with
blackish grey whole body incised with comb patterns divided by horizontal bands.
It is in fine condition without any damage...
A Pair of Very Fine Korean Antique Leather Shoes:
The oiled and spiked leather shoes protected from rain and slippery in rainy days.
They’re in very fine condition without any damages at all.
Measurements: 24cm x 8.5cm
A Fine Koren Carved Wood Folk Wedding Duck: Korea, 19th Century
Carved with a lozenge-form body with a flat, oval base and a fitted with a detachable
neck and head which fit into a round hole in the body, painted in black pigment with
two eyes, its beak has two holes for fiting laces, it has old rich dark patina on the surface.
This wedding duck is superb piece of Korean folk sculpture, warm and compelling in this
derectness and naivete.
It’s in good condition...
A Korean Find/Old Paulownia Wood Scholar’s Desk :
Korean, Joseon period , 19th century
The paulownia wood writing (reading) desk raised on four bracket feet, the rectangular desk
with flat top and two rectangular draws on the bottom and a big open space
for a inkstone, papers and etc.below the flat top, the draws mounted with ring pulls,
this table covered overall with aged natural patina.
It’s in fine condition without any typical damages,
Measurements; 72.5cm ...
A Korean Rare/Fine Scholar’s Wood Bookshelf Chest:
Korean, Joseon period, 19th century
The paulownia wood surfaces ot the rectangular chest covered by old aged natural patina,
mounted with metal fittings, the two central and rectangular hinged doors,
and mounted with metal hinges and lock attacked to the lockplate
the two doors opening to the double inner horizontal compartments set.
It’s in fine condition with aged natural patina.
Measurements; 86cm x 42.5cm x 70cm h.
A Very Fine Koryo Sea-Green Celadon Shallow Dish;12th C.:
Korea, Koryo dynasty, 12th Century.
This well balanced shallow dish applied with a beautiful sea-green
crackled and transparent celadon glaze overall, set on a raised ring foot,
its foot rim unglazed and its base sea-green celadon glazed.
It’s in very good condition with a few short hairline cracks on the rim.
Measurements: 14.8cm x 3.6cm.
A Very Fine/Rare/Large Carved Black Inkstone:
Korea, 19th Century
An oval shaped light black color and heavy weight inkstone carved in remarkable craftsmanship
with two large and old pine tree with 4 cranes, and highlighted by two olive green “eye” inclusions, it has inscriptions on the bottom.
It’s in very fine condition without any noticeable damages.
Measurements; 10 ¼” x 8 ½” x 1 ¼” (26cm x 21.5cm x 3.2cm)
A Fine Mother of Peal/Tortoise Shell Inlaid Lacquer Low Table:
Korea, Choson period, 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 floral scroll-form border.
It is in very fine condition except a corner having lightly crashed (see photo).
Measures 13 ½” h.x 39/ ¼” L...