Only Pair of Korean Enlightened Saints (Nahan) Paintings Ever Offered for Sale. Set in beautiful landscapes, the Nahan on the right has subdued a demon who is supplicating before him. 18th Century. Colors on paper. 30 x 13.5 inches, 76 x 34 cm each.

A Rare Korean an Old Pyung-Yang 평양(平壤) Villages ”牧丹臺:모란대” Scroll Painting by Yang Sim Ho (楊心鎬): Korea, late 19th century. Details of an one of old historical Pyung-Yang (平壤) villages Painted in color and ink on silk, inscribed Pyung Yang ( 平壤) villages, 牧丹臺(모란대) inscribed on the upper right, two sealed pen name: 月湖, and signed artist name: 楊心鎬?” It’s in very good condition, it measures 13.5cm x 116.5cm...

관제 (寬齊), 이도영(李道榮-1884-1934): “An Autumn Deep Mountain Landscape” Scroll Painting, pen name,관제(寬齊)/artist’s name,이도영(李道榮) and two seals,寬齊/李道榮. Painted in ink and color on silk, mountain village with a scholar’s crossing a bridge toward home. It’s in fine condition, measures 44.5” h. x 13” d. (113cm x 33cm) painting only, or 81 1/4" x 17 1/4" overall.

A Fine and Old Painting of Dokseong, Korea's Hermit Saint in a most beautiful landscape. This gorgeous painting has a phenomenal dark patina that could only have developed through years of ritual use and adds greatly to the contemplative beauty and serenity of this very special work of art. Dokseong is pictured in an inspiring remote mountain forest, a Daoist style landscape where he seeks solitude and self-cultivation. His attire is that of a Buddhist monk...

Calligraphy by the Joseon Dynasty's Last Prime Minister, Lee Wan Yong aka Ildang (1858 - 1926). He was prime minister of Korea in 1906 - 1910. Lee is Korea's most infamous traitor, the "Benedict Arnold of Korea", for signing the Japan-Korea Annexation Treaty in 1910. Connoisseurs begrudgingly acknowledge his great talents as a calligrapher, but the disdain with which he is regarded keeps the demand, and thus the prices of his work very low. Mounted on sky blue silk...

Chi Un-Yong (Pack Ryon) (1852-1935): A Poet sage under the Willow tree with Poem: His pen name is Pack Ryon. Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, fine Japanese style mounting with silk brocade, 51” by 14”, signed Pack Ryon with three seals. It’s in fine condition except for few stain. Reference; Korean Art and Calligraphy by Han Moon-young, published in 2000.

Beautiful Korean screen with six rice paper panels depicting people amidst gorgeous scenes of nature. Each panel is mostly monochromatic with conservative usage of color in muted shades of yellow, pink, blue, and purple. There are large blooming flowers with a sparrow flying overheard in every panel. Size: (entire screen) 61" height, 106" width, (artwork only) 27.75" height, 12" length

Korean, Kim Eung-won (1855-1921) Orchid on the Rock and Poem: Hanging scroll with silk mounting, ink on paper, 47 ½” x 14 ¾”, signed So-ho ( pen name), Kim Eung-won with three seals and one collector’s seal. It’s in good condition.

Calligraphy by Korea's Most Famous Calligrapher, O Se Chang aka Wichang (1864 - 1953). Not only is O Se Chang the most renowned calligrapher in Korean history, his books on calligraphy have become the definitive texts on the subject. He is famous for his works in seal script, as in this example here. 53 x 12 inches, 134 x 30 cm, unmounted...

A Portrait of Monk “Suh-San Dae Sa” (1520-1604): Korea, Choson period, 19th Century, His Buddhist name is Suh-San (1520-1604), his name is Hoo-Jung, and his family name is Choi. He was one of the greatest monks in Korean Buddhist history in Choson dynasty. It is painted with mineral color and ink on paper, and has an inscription of Suh-San Dae Sa Jee Jin Yong on the middle of right in painting...

A fine example of a Joseon Dynasty Korean tiger hunting painting, that makes use of the best quality pigments and finest silk, and is rendered with the highest level of artistry and skill, likely by a painter from the royal court. A similar painting recently sold at auction in Korea for $5500. Unique to Korea, almost all Korean hunting paintings depict hunters in Mongolian costume...

Geese and Reeds Painting (Noando) on fine silk mounted on luxurious gold silk by Yang Ki Hun aka Seokyeon (1843-1897) from Pyeongyang, signed Seokyeon. Yang Ki Hun's signature 'boneless' style (painting without outlines, using ink washes) beautifully captures light and shade. The literal meaning of 'noando' is reed and geese painting, but it is a play on words, as 'no' means both reed and old, and 'an' means both geese and comfort ('do' means 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 11 Album Leaves of Korean Peninsular, China/Japan Maps: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century The 11 double leaf maps hand drawing (not a woodblock print) of a Korean peninsula, 8 provinces of Korea, China and Japan in ink on paper is very rare with hand writing in all city names and other details as well in Korean traditional paper (the paper Mullberry. Its front and back cover made by the paper Mullberry with a main tile name “Yeo Jea Do” with subtitle too. They are in excellent ...

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...

We have been trying since we opened 18 years ago to acquire a Kim Gyu Jin painting, but they are all either stored in museums or firmly entrenched in private collections. His works are in the collections of the world's biggest museums, including the Metropolitan Museum and the British Museum. There is just one other one on the market, as shown in the last photo here...

A Very Fine/Rare Korean “Chaekkori-책가도 冊架圖) -Scholar’s Utensils” 8 Panel Paintings-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, early 19th century, Framed. This 8 panel “Chaekkori” is not a large size but is earlier painted than ordinary “Chaekkori”...

A Very Rare/Fine 13 Album Leaf Paintings -Figural Scenes (조선시대 풍속도 화첩):the daily life events))-Korean: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The first painting signed but unidentified. Please note: each painting described below nay not be correct description...