A Very Rare/Fine Korean Autumn Landscape Painting by 하석(霞石), 박인석(朴寅碩]-1822-?)-도화서 회원19th C, $1,500 With two red seals 霞石, 朴寅碩]. Painted in ink and light color, on paper with two seals 霞石, 朴寅碩, Painted with a scholar enjoying autumn scenery in high mountain and deep valleys, reading books at a pavilion, leaves are falling down behind a pavilion. It’s in good condition and framed, it measures 30cm x 21.5cm...

A Very Rare/Fine Old Korean Bronze Horse Warrant (동마패-銅馬牌): Choson period, Dated 1731 (Yong Zheng 8 year) It's s rich and dark brown patina with pale green encrustation. Yong Zheng 8 (1731) in Yong Zheng perioe (1723-1735), and issued by the “Sangsowon-尚瑞院” with "Sansowon-尚瑞院製" 款-seal in a square, a heavy and solid bronze. It’s in very fine condition with a natural and rich greenish dark patina, it measures 10.8 cm x 9.4 cm...

The bottle like this is seemed originally used as water bottle in ancient Korea. After they were exported to Japan they has been used as vases especially at tea ceremony. Japanese people realized that the beauty with them and they were suitable for "chabana" which is very important at the tea ceremony...

A Very Fine Korean Bird and Flower Scroll Painting-19th C.: Korea, late 19th century. Painted with a couple of Pheasant, maple, peony and sun with rocks, Painted in bright colors on paper and scrolled later. It’s in good condition but slight fainted in colors, it measures 43.75" x 19"painting only, or 67.5" x 23.75" overall

A Very Fine Korean Blue and White Square Shape Water Dropper-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The rectangular slab-sided water dropper set on four raised feet, decorated in underglaze blue and white with a Han River scene in two bird flying, the sides with stylized floral design in square beneath a clear white glaze. Kiln grit on the base. It’s in good condition with no chips in water spout or corner but has a short hair line cracks on the sides...

This is the only ancient Korean mace ever offered for sale. The few existing examples are all in museums in Korea. It is from the Early Joseon Dynasty, 16th Century or earlier. Only Korea has this type of straight mace with a perfectly round head. And the head is made from iron insets just like the scales on Korean royal armor. 22 inches (46 cm) long, 3.5 inches (9 cm) wide.

Rare Antique Onggi Medicinal Pot and Cover from Gyeonggi Province, with a beautiful deep, dark brown color. This pot is formed from two halves, a bottom half and a top half, that are put together to form this striking and unusual shape, with a ridged seam around the circumference of the pot. The clay is rich in iron and the glaze is made from clay mixed with wood ash and a little raw lead. The result is a rich dark chocolate brown. Height: 8 inches, 20.5 cm; Circumference: 26.5 inches, 67.25 cm...

A Very Rare Korean Seated AmithaBuddha Hanging Scroll Painting...

A Rare and Fine Korean dog on leash laying in front of a House-19th C.: Korea, Joseon period, 19th century,framed/glass. The sitting and relaxing dog painted in ink and color on paper with a realistic and details painting painted. It’s in good condition with its age, it measures 75 cm x 40cm. painting only. Provenienz:-"Sammlung Detlef Rosen"- Düsseldorf, Germany.

A Rare Korean Punchong Bottle Incised with Peony Blooms-16th C.: Korea, Joseon period, 15th – 16th century...

A Very Rare and Fine Blue and White Large Basin: Korea, Choson period, 19th century, This large blue and white basin painted in cobalt blue with a central roundel enclosing the auspicious character “BOK” within double lines, the outsides with two large stylized leafy floral sprays, and the flat averted rim decorated with chained floral scrolls. It is in thick white glaze applied. It is in mint condition...

19th Century Sharkskin Head Band Case with Lacquered Dragon and Many Fine Details. A string would have been looped through either the lacquered dragon or the brass ring on the lid. Only a high-ranking person would have had a case that was made of sharkskin. This one is completely covered in sharkskin. The beautifully rendered brass hardware has grape motifs etched into them, a symbol of abundance, because of its many seeds...

A Very Fine Sea-Green Celadon Inlaid Oil Bottle: Korea, Koryo Dynasty, 12th-13th Century, This is a very beatiful sea-gree celadon inlaid with four flying cranes in sky, of a oval form with a three spur marks on the bottom, beatiful sea-green glaged overall including bottom. It’s in very fine conditon without any chip or repairs but small spots celadon glaze defects during in kiln fire. It meastues 2 1/4” x 3 1/8”w.

A Very Rare and Large Korean Early White Glazed Pear Shaped Bottle-15th/16th C.: Korea, early Joseon dynasty, 15th or 16th century. The well portioned large pear shaped body slopping to a raised ring foot and tapering to narrow neck with flaring mouth, decorated in a blue tinged, crackled and translucent greyish white glaze overall, unglazed the base, and firing glaze defect on the bottom...

A Very Fine a Map of Korea with Sea of Corea (Mer De Corea-大韓海峽)-18th C.: 1746 Published. It's in good condition, framed, it measures 39cm x 24cm image only. This fine engraving map is from Antoine-Francois Prevost d'Exiles's Histoire Générale des Voyages, ou nouvelle collection de toutes les relations de voyages par mer et par terre, qui ont été publiées jusqu'à present dans les différentes langues de toutes les nations connues...

A Fine White Slip Inlaid/Rope-Curtain Desgined Punchong Bowl-16th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 15th -16th century A deep bowl, a raised ring foot, and slightly everted rim, decorated in inlaid a white slip with a floral medallion, surrounded by “rope curtain” pattern, the sides similarly decorated, the exterior decorated en suite, beneath a clear pale celadon glaze. Some parts of the bowl unglazed with celadon accidently, as a result, it appears naïve clay and white slip inlaid in t...

A Korean Folk Art painting of two cranes under a pine tree. The crane is the emblem of long life which is a common theme in Minhwa. The cranes have been painted on mulberry paper using natural pigments mixed in a glue base...

A very rare large and impressive slip decorated bowl. Punch´ong ware, Korea, Choson period 15th century. Diameter : 19,7 cm. H : 6,5 cm. Condition : Perfect Provenance : from an old German family collection.

This is the only calligraphy by Kim Eung Won aka Soho (1855-1921) we have ever seen offered for sale. His skill was so revered that the prince Daewongun paid Kim Eung Won to paint many of the works for which the prince took credit. Ink on paper. Mount: 73 x 15 inches (185.5 x 38 cm), Calligraphy: 51 x 12 inches (130 x 30 cm).

A Very Fine and Rare Mythical Birds with a Pine Tree in Mountain-Korean Folk painting-19th C.: Korean, Joseon dynasty, 19th century, framed. Painted in ink and color on paper, with large crane, phoenix and mythical birds under a large and old pine tree in a deep mountain. It’s in very fine condition without any damages at all. Measurements: 52cm x 70cm (20.5” x 27.5”) painting only

Antique Korean bandaji (blanket storage) chest made with mirrored persimmon wood panels and hardware of brass and iron. The door of the chest is hinged and opens downward to reveal a large storage compartment. The inside of the compartment is outfitted with small drawers in the back and shelves on the sides in an unusual and clever configuration.

Age: Chosun Period (circa 19th century)

Dimensions: 33 1/2" high x 40 1/4" wide x 19 3/4" deep

A Large/Fine Incised/Sgraffiato Designed Punchong Bottle: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 15th -16th century Of pear form set on an inset, high ring foot, ornamented with a wide band of lotus leaves defined by deeply incised lines and a narrow band of lappets, also created by incised lines and by larger channels scraped away in Sraffiato technique, both panels separated by incised lines, the body covered overall by a green-tinged transparent glaze, olive or emerald in the carved and incised areas....

Rare Antique Korean Spirit Shrine Painting (Kam Mo Yo Je Do). Spirit House Paintings are in the collections of several major museums. This painting would have been placed in a place of reverence in the home, and on the anniversary of an ancestor's death, a slip of paper with the ancestor's name would be placed on the blank space in the open doorway of the shrine in the painting and a ritual would have been performed in front of the painting. Kammo means 'to adore with deep emotion' and Yoje mean...

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...

Orchids and Rocks Painting by Kim Eung Won aka Soho (1855-1921). Orchids are an ancient Korean symbol of purity, modesty, and virtue. The rock symbolizes eternity, so the combination of orchids and rock have the meaning of eternal adherence to principle. The orchid grows in remote places, but its fragrance spreads over the land, just as the scholar often works in isolation, but through their scholarly and ethical works their influence is felt throughout the land. Talented painters of orchids wer...

A Very Rare Korean Imperial Embroidered Document/Letter Container/Symbols of 10 longevity (십장생문-長生文-書札桶)-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. This embroidered tubular long container/box for a mail or document carrier among the princesses in imperial court, embroidered on a bright red silk with five claw dragons, pine, crane, peony, chrysanthemum? bamboo, rock, deer, turtle, fungus, clouds and water (십장생문) on the main tube and the cap embroidered with...

Sculpture of a bald headed man with a serene face, sitting while holding a small cymbal and drum stick in his hands. The cymbal and stick are connected to each other by a cord. The man dressed in Korean garment, as it is worn by Boddhisatva. Lime stone? Inside hollowed out. Korea, Choseon period, 18th century.
Height inches 14.2 inches (36 cm).
Excellent condition. Some pits in the surface, some traces of former pigmentation.

This piece was exhibited by The Chinese Porcelain Compa...

Korean Very Fine Small Wood Coin Chest: Korea, Joseon Period, 19th Century, with an original lock (Key missing) This small wood coin chest is a very heavy hard wood used, and unusually the chest was not used hinges for its joints at all, was just used wood cut lock-in joints, and this chest has also beautiful wood grains and old natural patina all over the surfaces. It is rectangular form, fitted with thin iron mounts and circular lockplate with hasp, and with an original lock(key missing...

Antique Korean clay roof tile with impressed design of family crest. On custom metal stand. Choson Dynasty 19th century.

Dimensions of tile: 5 1/2" high x 6" wide (8 1/2" high on stand)

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 . x 33.5.cm x 33c...

An Extre. Rare/Fine Korean “The Nine Dreams of Cloud” (구운몽도-九雲夢圖]/김만중金萬重) 8 Panel (2x4 panels) Screen-18th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 18th -early 19th century. The 8 panel painted screen painted depicting of the artist’s (서포(西浦), 김만중金萬重, 1637 -1692) fiction of his dreams in the one night for his elderly mother, each paneled painting painted a different subject of his 9 dreams with the fairy maids and with a description its title in...

Very Rare and unusual highly inlaid Korean two section chest. Decorated with nine serpentine dragons of mother of pearl and faux tortoiseshell in horn. The front Nong has a brass escutcheon in the form of a butterfly with cut out detialing in its wings. It has complete circle knob brass locks and key. The confronting 4 clawed dragons are tessellated in mother of pearl, twisted brass wires, and faux tortoiseshell in horn. The dragon's bodies continue on to decorating the sides and top of the ches...

Antique Korean porcelain vase with blue underglaze design of the great dragon protector and the magic pearl flying in the clouds. Baluster form with high neck.

Ceramics are a form of popular art during the Joseon Dynasty. Examples of ceramics include white porcelain or white porcelain decorated with cobalt, copper red underglaze, blue underglaze and iron underglaze. Ceramics from the Joseon period differ from other periods because artists felt that each piece of art deserved its ow...

Antique Korean Ideograph Panel painted in sumie ink and reddish mineral pigments. Depicting one of the four virtues of Confucian morality; Benevolence, Duty, Honor, and Humility. Charmingly rendered as folk drawing with bird and house with stylized character. Overall size: 18.75"W x 36.75"H, picture size: 12"W x 27.75"H. Chosun Dynasty, 19th century.

A Korean celadon, Goryeo dynasty, melon form, lidded, ewer with incised floral decoration; C12th. The ewer is modeled as a melon with incised details of scrolling flowers, applied with s-shaped spout and handle, covered with a transparent sea-green glaze. Korea’s best-known ceramics, the celadon wares, were produced during the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392), an era of supreme artistic refinement. Vessels with molded, incised, or carved decoration, such as this exquisite ewer, typify tw...

Korean Choson (Yi dynasty) two-section ichung nong (wardrobe chest) with two stands decorated with brass hardware. This flexible piece can be used as a single stacking chest or as two side tables. Persimmon wood front panels. 39 1/2" high x 28 3/8" wide x 13" deep (each section is about 23" high on a stand). Circa 1880. Very good and solid overall condition with some slight puckering and separations in the burl wood veneer, particularly on one door. From the Tucson, Arizona collection of former...