Beautiful Korean blue and white glazed vase with 2 dragons in clouds, 19th century.
Size: 21" high x 12" wide.
Beautiful painting of Amida Buddha or Amitabha, standing with his left arm down with thumb and forefinger touching, with the right hand facing outward also with thumb and forefinger touching...
A Very Rare and Fine Set of Amulet, Key-Holder:
Korea, Choson period, 19th Century,
This is amazing example of Korean women¡¯s ornament accessory with symbols of happiness and wealthy and also for longevity and good fortune in late Choson period
This large sized amulet or charm is being called also Key-holder, which is formed with
nine coin-shape joined each other with floral design below two dragons on the top decorated
with seven precious mineral colors (Ä¥º¸) delicately done all...
A Very Fine and Old Korean Painting of Grass and Insects (õ®õùÓñ-ÃÊÃæµµ)-18th -19th C.:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 18th to early 19th century. signed.
This painting paited by a literary painter on the cloth in ink color in early period,
with beeds, a big frog, autumn plants and flowers on silk? or cloth,
has a red seal on the lower right but unfortunately unclear...
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...
A Fine/Rare Seated Polychome Pigments Painted Wood Dong-Ja Figure:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
Well carved and painted in white powder, orange, blue and black on solid wood,
a depicting a seated boy on the pedestal in blue robes with red trim, holding orage fruit, peach.
It’s in very fine condition without any chips but ordinally cracks with this age.
Measurements: 14” H.x 9 1/4” W. 8 1/2” D...
A Blue and White Han River Painted Water Dropper-19th C.
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
The rectangular slab-sided water dropper on four raised feet, decorated in
underglaze blue and white with a Han River scene, the sides with abstract
design beneath a clear white glaze.
It’s in very fine condition without any damages.
Measurements; 7cm x 6.5cm x 3cm h.
A Rare Three Stacking Sewing (Stationery) Boxes with a wood spool:
Korean, Early 20th Century
These sewing boxes for women are formed with paper in painted with
colorful and applied cut-paper designs which is another characteristic Korean decorative technique in late Choson dynasty. The each wooden box was set with layers of paper, and its last outfit is covered with Korean writing (rice) paper with predominant bright red, yellow, green and purple colors...
An Extremely Rare Pair of Carved/Papered Wedding Ducks;
Korea, late 19th Century, Dated 1874, Described and Carver named Kim Han Soo
This pair of solid (Paulawnia) wood carved, dotted in red (groom) and green (bridegroom) body painted with light polychrome pigments over paper and then oiled.
Each duck bears 4 large letter poems and one of them has a date (1874) and name of caver (Kim Han Soo) with 2 red seals. Especially, with a date and description are not a common in Korean wedding ducks...
A Korean Finely Inlaid and Molded Celadon Octagonal Bowl-13th C.:
Korea, Koryo period, 13th Century,
It is molded on the interior with a central flower head medallion, each facet on the
exterior inlaid with double flower heads on a leafy stem within a rectangle,
all within lined in borders, bearing spur marks on the base. It is covered overall
with a grayish green celadon glaze.
It is in fine condition without any famages except a firing crack near the foot rim...
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 Women’s Ornamental Knife :
Korea, Choson Dynasty, 19th century
This is an ornamental utensil knife set with chopsticks used by women and also used for emergencies in Choson Dynasty’s women's society. The case and knife have beautiful
feminine carving. The handle and sheath are highly decorated with a cherry
blossom design with birds on the silver body.
Measures 4 5/8” long after assembled...
A Very Rare and Large Standing Buddha; Tathagata, (Nam Mu Myo Saek Sin Yeo Rae ip-sang;
Korea, Choson, 18th Century, Hanging Scroll
This large standing Buddha, Tathagata (one of five or seven standing Buddhas) with feet slightly apart with hands held together, draped in loose robes falling in regular folds at the chest, wide face with finely arched brows centering a small white urna above slightly open eyes, and there are too much details to describe this standing figure...
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 Very Fine Sea Green Glazed Korean Koryo Celadon Large Bowl-12th C.:
Korea, Koryo period, 12th century,
This is a large and rich celadon glazed basin.
It is with a wide flattened conical form, the rounded sides flaring
to an incurved lipped rim, resting on a lower wide foot ring with spur marks,
no celadon glazed on the foot ring, greenish blue celadon glaze evenly applied
an interior and exterior...
A Very Rare Open Carved Battle Scene Panel with Inscriptions
Korea, Choson, 18th –early 19th Century
This open worked and mineral pigment painted with gold, silver, red, green, blue, yellow and black panel to be believed to have ornermented the attar of a temple or a Gerneral’s pavilion in commemoration of the battle scene.againt his enemy about 800 years ago or older (It’s believe to be a battle scene between Koryo (高麗 ,고려) and Yuan ? (元, 원)...
A Very Fine Korean Inlaid Rich Greenish Blue Celadon Glazed Cup-12th C.:
Korea, Koryo dynasty, 12th century.
The rounded sides rising to a slightly incurved rim, the exterior inlaid in sanggam with three
chrysanthymum springs below a keyfret border at the rim, set on a slight high foot rim with
3 spur marks. This inlaid celadon cup applied overall evenly high rich greenish celadon glaze. It’s in very good condition-some light stains interiors (see photos), and measures 9.2cm d...
Rare Antique Korean Funerary Figure (Kkokdu) with much of its original pigment still intact. From a renowned and published New York collection. One of the finer examples we have seen. 11.5 inches, 29.5 cm.