A Pair of Fine and Rare White Glazed Porcelain Dishes:
Choson Dynasty, 19th Century
It is a very rare and with a high quality of white glaze applied porcelain dishes that are for the palace use. This pair of dishes are applied with an even pure white glaze, and set on a high foot the shallow bowl with a
A Finely Glazed Celadon Bowl
Korea, Koryo Dynasty, early 12th Century
It’s of conical form flaring from a ring foor to the wide mouth,
incised in the well and below the lip with narrow line and
covered overall by an evenly toned grey green celadon glaze.
A short hair line crack and tiny small repair on the rim, otherwise it is in
fine condition. It measures 7” d. x 2 ¾” h.
Ca. early 1900s
This vase is covered overall in brushed slip (hakeme) with three registers of incised horizontal lines from which issue simple flame-like patterns. The brushed slip decoration extends into the flaring mouth and down to the footring. The foot is completely obscured by adhering fused sand from the firing. There are a couple of unintended copper red dots from the glaze. The condition is very good, having no chips cracks or repairs.
Height: 5 ¾ in., Diameter: 3 ½ in.
A Very Fine and Rare Celadon Deep Wine (Tea) Cup:
Korea, Koryo period, 12th century,
This is a really fine and well formed Koryo celadon wine cup;
highly rounded sides rising from the low foot to the slightly
in-turned rim, applied with a clear, crackled bluish, green celadon
glaze extending over the foot ring, the base unglazed with firing
earth traces. It is in mint condition. Measures: 3 ½”diameter and 2 ½” high.
A Fine and Rare Korean Black/White Slip Inlaid Celadon Bowl-13th C.:
Korea, Koryo dynasty, 13th century.
Inlaid in black and white slip on the interior with a wide band of alternating ducks, willows
and Autumn plants below narrower bands of circles, the exterior of the bowl inlaid with
a pair of white slip inlaid rings, some celadon glaze applied unevenly on the exterior with
some sand traces on the foot rim...
Antique Onggi Water Jar (Mul Tongi) from Gangwon Province with lovely finger-painted designs. The potter creates the whimsical designs by running his finger (or thumb) through the still-wet glaze. 14.5w x 14.5h inches, 37w x 37h cm (the width includes the handles). Onggi are the most 'Korean' of Korean pots. All words related to onggi are of pure Korean origin, not based on Chinese characters. They are a beautiful form of Korean folk art.
A Rare Fan-Shape Blue Porcelain Water Dropper:
Korea, Choson dynasty, 19th century
The curved slab-sided, fan-shape, with a flat base, porcelain water dropper,
covered overall in underglaze cobalt blue and by a transparent glaze with
high sheen, the bast unglazed. It’s in vey fine condition without any damages,
Measurements: 8cm L. x 2.2cm h.
A Very Rare and Fine Inlaid Celadon Cup and Cover:
Korea, Koryo period, 12th -13th century,
It is a very rare as a Koryo celadon inlaid
cylindrical shaped cup and cover(lid) without any damage, and decorated in black and
white inlaid with a chrysanthemum in a geometric square design in the double lined on
the circular body set on a recessed foot, and also the lid is inlaid with 4 chrysanthemum
florets in black and white slip under fine clear bluish grey celadon glaze.
This type of c...
A Very Fine Sea-Green Celadon Molded Shallow Dish:
Korea, Koryo period, 12th Century,
This dish is a very high quality of sea-green celadon glaze applied overall surfaces,
the interior well molded with a single lotus flower head in 2 round circles in the center
and Ruyi paterns molded on the edge of the interior, 10 panels on the interior wall with a single flower head molded each panel, and its rim molded with floral pedal edges, its exterior
applied with a fine crackled sea green celadon ...
A Pair of Very Fine and Rare Blue and White Cups:
Korean Choson dynasty, 18th-early 19th century.
This pair of cups were made from an official kiln for the imperial palace use, which is very very rare with a character "Nae".
It is almost imposible to fine this type of high quality of a pair for an imperial use with character inscribed. Set on a short ring, and covered evenly overall, in and out of the body, with very fine and clear light blue-tinged white glaze...
A Very Fine/Rare Iron Black Painted Double Gourd-Shape Bottle-19th C.:
Korea, late Joseon dynasty, 19th Century
A well portioned, well potted, and blue tinged white glazed overall surfaces
including its bottom with some sand bears on the foot rim, painted with a Chrysanthemum and
a Orchid on the other side in iron brownish black, with some crackled glaze on the body.
It’s in very fine condition without any damages at all.
Measures 16.4cm h. x 10.8cm d. (6 ¾” x 4 ¼”).
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...
Antique Onggi Grain Jar from Chuncheong Province with charming finger-paintings of stylized orchids (nancho) and dragon (yong kurim) and hand-pinched 'dragon lines' (yong tti) and rings (son tti). The potter creates his free-hand and whimsical 'paintings' by running his finger (or thumb) through the still-wet glaze...
A Fine Inlaid White Slip Punchong Shallow Bowl:
Korea, early Joseon dynasty, 15th -16th century
Ashallowed stoneware bowl tapering to a raised ring foot, decorated with
brushed white slip inlaid with a centural medallion containing a flowerhead
surrounded by bands of “rope-curtain” design and multiful ring patern,
the exterior decotated with also mutiful white slip ring inlays,
beneath a pale celadon glaze.
It’s in fine condition except 2 hair line cracks...
A Korean Fine Blue and White Dragon Painted Porcelain Jar-19th C. :
Korea, Choson Dynasty, 19th Century,
This dragon jar with a blue tinged white glaze is of tall elongated baluster form, painter in cobalt blue with a scaly four-clawed dragon in pursuit of a flaming pearl in a cloud-filled
sky, all below the ru-yi head collar supporting a tall straight neck decorated
with large clouds between ru-yi designs...
A Korean Very Fine Iron-Black Painted Koryo Celadon Bottle-13th C.:
Korea, Koryo period, 13th C.
This is very fine and tall tapered neck celadon wine bottle with cup-shape
mouth painted in iron black with three-three leafy floral spray designed under
smooth and clear bluish celadon glaze, and also two ring band incised around the neck,
it bears kiln adhesive on the bottom.
It is very fine condition except a tiny gold repair on the mouth rim
It measures 26cm h...
A Very Rare and Fine Korean Old Silla Musical Libation Cup-6th C.:
Korea, Three King Domes Periods (Silla period), 5th-6thcentury,
This is a so called a “Jingle bell” musical cup-vessel...
A Korean Rare/Fine Punchong Ware White Slip Inlaid Dish -16th C.:
Korea, early Joseon dynasty, 15th -16th century
The shallow circular dish tapering to a raised ring foot, decorated with white slip
inlaid, the interior with a central flowerhead medallion surrounded by bands of
smaller impressed flowerheads and stylized tendril patterns, the exterior with
curtain rope design in vertical, all beneath a thick finely bubble
suffused grayish green glaze...