An Extremely Rare Erotic Painting: Korean, Choson Dynasty, 19th Century or earlier As a Korean erotic painting from 19th century or earlier, like this painting is a very rare and a few existed in markets. It is painted in ink and a very colorful color on paper, and a man and women are in Korean traditional costumes. It is not necessary to describe its details on this painting. It is a hand scroll painting with a very good condition with just minor creases. Measurements: 78” x 8”

Antique Korean scroll painting of three koi swimming around a large pearl. With calligraphy and two red chops.

Early to mid 19th Century

Size: 18.75" W x 63.5" H (entire scroll) 12" W x 33" H (artwork only)

Extr. Rare/Fine Royal Princess ’s Embroidered Flower Shoes: Korea, late Joseon dynasty This pair is an one of a kind of silk embroidered colorful multi-flower heads (so called (꽃신) and sprays design on the surfaces that is a very unusual and extremely rare shoes from the Joseon dynasty, the pair of shoes were considered the use for a Royal family’s princess at the Royal Palace. They’re in almost mint condition with a rarely use. It measures 22.5cm x 7cm (8.75” x2.25”).

A Very Fine Tiger and Magpie Painting: Korea, Choson Dynasty, 18th –early 19th Century, This tiger and magpie painting is a quite large size painting and is painted in ink and light colors on paper. This Tiger looks like showing his singing and dancing to a magpie on the tree, and The Magpie looks like serious listening the tiger’s performing. This tiger is a very humorous and cute in this painting rather than a awful looking...

A Very Rare/Fine/Large Korean Wood Carved Tiger Painted In Pigments-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century, Korean folk art wood carved tiger. A large wood carved and well positioned seating tiger with snarling painted with brownish yellow, white, red and black stripes freely over the body, it’s folky type of tiger in a large solid wood carving. It’s very fine condition with good aged patina but one front tooth lost because of age. It measures 64cm L.x 23cm h.x 13cm w...

Rare Old Korean Map with Beautiful Topographic Detail of Korea's many mountain ranges. The list of kings at the bottom ends with Sukjong, whose reign ended in 1720. It also has a list of distances from various places to the capital, and mileage charts of distances between various locations. Map: 42 x 24 inches, 106.5 x 61 cm; Frame: 59 x 30.25 inches, 150 x 77 cm.

These offering stands were used in Korea on a family altar to elevate offering to worship ones ancestors. These stands were owned by poor people and farmers, and they are good examples of Korean folk art. The largest stand is about 6" in diameter, followed by one at 5 1/2" and the other at 4 3/4". All of them show spur marks and grit where they were stacked for firing in a large kiln. They are all in good condition with no damage. The asking price includes shipping within the USA.

Antique Korean painting on silk of peonies in tones of pink and bright red, blooming from an upwards reaching branch with leaves. Calligraphy with signature of Wou Dang Chang Ryu, a highly important and heroic figure in Korean art.

19th century

Dimensions: 26" x 57" H (entire panel) 22.25" x 43.5" H (painting only)

Joseon Dynasty Ton-kwe (Korean Coin Chest). Coin chests are highly prized by collectors, as their purpose required that they be the largest, heaviest, and most well constructed piece of furniture in the home of an aristocrat. Paper money did not exist in Yi Dynasty Korea, and the coins were of very small denominations. They had to be strung together in large quantities to have any worth, so a strong money box was obviously a necessity...

Rare Large Joseon Dynasty 19th Century Korean Medicine Chest, Yakjang. Reproductions of Joseon Dynasty medicine chests are popular. Now you have a rare opportunity to acquire an authentic one that was used in a genuine historical and cultural context by a traditional Korean doctor in the 19th century. 42.75w x 38.75h x 15.5d inches, 108.5w x 98.5h x 39.5d cm.

Very Fine and Rare Silver Inlaid Iron Brazier (a source of heating and light), hexagonal shape, beautifully rendered and in excellent condition...

Early Joseon dynasty (1392-1897) Korean Mishima tea bowl with Japanese appraisal box

Such bowls were exported to Japan since Momoyama period where they were used for tea ceremony giving the birth of Japanese Mishima ware.

Size
Width 14 cm
Height 7 cm

There are gold lacquer repairs

This seven feet tall Antique Korean Trident is the only Joseon Dynasty Trident ever offered for sale. The few existing examples are all in museums in Korea. Only Korea has this type of trident with the small round iron cymbals under the fork for scaring off tigers and other wild animals. The shape of the fork is also uniquely Korean. The Chinese trident has much rounder corners. 82 inches (208 cm) tall, 8.5 inches (21.5 cm) wide.

A Fine Korean Deep Summer Landscape Painting by SoUn, Kim Chang Hang(김장항) Joseon dynasty, Late 19th century, inscription, a pen name:소雲(SoWun), artist name: 김장항 and dated: 丙辰年夏-1916.Summer. Painted in ink and light color, with deep mountain with a pavilion and river, painted on silk. It is in good condition with light stains, it measures 24cm x 29.5cm

A (North) Korean bronze mirror of petaloid form decorated with floral scrolling to the interior of the rim. The raised border of the central reserve following the petaloid form of the mirror edge. The reserve is divided into five repeating sections each terminating in "spearhead motifs", possibly a leaf with tendrils either side, both from the central boss and the raised border (10 in total, five from the boss pointing outwards, five from the border pointing inwards)...

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...

12th Century Korean Koryeo Dynasty Iron Decorative Celadon Stoneware Oil Bottle

It is 2.3 inches (5.8 cm) tall by 2.4 inches (6.2 cm) wide. The box is t is 3.9 inches (10 cm) tall by 3.6 inches (9.2 cm) long and 3.6 inches (9.2 cm) wide. It is 0.2 Lb.

It has skip glazes, crazing, dark spots, and surface wear and scratches (as seen in the photos).

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Magnificent Bluish-gray Korai Kasugai Chawan fixed with staple-like metals made in the late Joseon Dynasty (19c).

Korai tea bowls were imported to Japan since Momoyama period where they were highly treated by daimyo and tea masters.

Ceramic stapling is an ancient tenchnique that was used to repair broken pottery...