Extraordinary Korean cabinet in three stacking sections. Covered with inlay on a black lacquer ground. The front is very densely covered with scenes of rural Korea: scholars in gardens, farmers at work, maidens in pavilion windows, and lovely vignettes of mountains, and rivers with bridges and boats. Silver toned chased brass hardware includes many butterfly hinges and lock plates...
Fine, Rare Joseon Dynasty Silver Inlaid Box with ancient Longevity Symbols of Deer, Cranes, key fret pattern, floral and tortoise shell pattern. Double Happiness symbol on the lid. Beautiful Condition. 5.25 x 3.5 x 3.5 inches, 13.5 x 9 x9 cm.
A Very Fine Korean 8 Panel Peony Screen (모란도-牡丹圖) with Rock and Birds -19th C.:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century.
The 8 panel peony screen painted in mineral and various bright water colors with rocks and birds, painted on paper, each panel has a different couple of birds on rocks, painted with small and large full blooming peony flowers on the detailed leafy branches each panel.
It’s in very good condition, it measures 110.5cm x 33cm (43.5” x 13”)...
An Extre. Rare/Fine Korean Earthen Ware Pot/a Coiled Coma Shape Handle-2th/3th C.:
Korea, Kaya period, 2th to 3th century.
This Earthenware Vessel (Bowl or Pot) is a very rare and a beautiful done in shape and natural
colored glaze on the surfaces, and with a coiled coma shape handle.
the earthen body is in tan, gray, black and rust Orange naturally which makes a great contrast colors around the surfaces.
It’s in very good condition without any noticeable damages at all...
Small round hare in bronze with dark brown patina, standing on its four legs.
In Japanese, the hare and the rabbit are referred to by a single word: usagi. The animal is one of the twelve animals of the zodiac in Sino-Japanese astrology. It also plays a role in many folk tales and legends...
A lively and splendid Korean painting of Leopard with and her two cubs, overhead are a pair of magpies perched on a pine branch, sumie and color pigments on cotton with paper backing, age Chosun Period, 19th century. Size: Height: 51.5" Width: 35.25".
A Beautiful Korean Koryo Bronze Pear-Form Bottle/Natural Green Patina-13th/14th C.: Korea, Koryo dynasty, 13th to 14th century.
The bottle with beautiful natural green patina over the body in welling body
cast in the mid-section and shoulder with rings, further repeated on the tall trumphet
shaped neck with lipped mouth, all supported on a high thin foot ring...
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.
This is an antique two section Korean Nong made of a hardwood with beautiful Maple wood accents. Original Nickel hardware with four drawers along the upper part of each section. There are bat handles representing happiness and medallions behind the lower handles signifying a wedding...
A Fine Pair of Korean Civilian Official Rank Badges-19th:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th C...
A Rare and Fine Small Peach Formed Water Dropper:
Korea, Choson, period, 18th -19th Century,
This is a molded as an unusual small peach with two upright leaves carved
in relief to the body and incised with short lines to delineate veins, the stem of
the peach also molded in relief to the body.
It is painted in under glaze cobalt blue with two peach leaves and peach-pink
brushed on the stems and body, applied overall with a blue tinged thick white
glaze, flat circular base unglazed with d...
The Best Quality of Korean Beautiful Sea-Green Celadon Impressed Decorated Bowl-12th C.
Korea, Koryo dynasty, 12th century...
A Very Fine/Rare Korean B/W Fan-Shape Water Dropper/Characters /Orchids-19th C.:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, early 19th century.
Of fan shape set on a flat, unglazed base and decorated in blue cobalt with
orchids and rocks (石 蘭)on the flat top, on the sides with 5 characters(壽富多男子),
covered over all with blue tinged clear white glaze, the base unglazed.
It’s in very fine condition, it measures 11cm x 2.3cm
Provenance-Vormals Sammlung Andreas Holter, Germany.
Antique Korean ceramic vase with long neck and wide mouth. Decorated beautiful deep celadon glaze with dramatic drips and crackle surface. The rim of the vase has several gold kintsugi repairs showing it has been part of a treasured collection for many years.
Goryeo (고려; 高麗 918–1392), also spelled as Koryŏ, was a Korean kingdom established in 918 by King Taejo. This kingdom later gave name to the modern exonym "Korea"...
A Very Fine Bronze Mirror:
Korea, Koryo dynasty, 12th-14th century
The design is a fine cast in high relief on the obverse of this Mirror depicts
a ship sailing on a stormy sea.
A large dragon arises from the upper left and right with clouds of spray cap the surging
waves...
Rare/Fine Korean Mellon-Shape Carved Black Inkstone(保寧藍浦産)
-19th C.- early 20th C.:
“Please note: With published and illustrated with its description in a scholars’ inkstone illustration book in Japan (see a copy of it).
Korea, late Joseon / early 20th century, “保寧 藍浦産石”
The Ink stone is very heavy, very well skilled carved Korean melon-shape with vines, leaves, its end-tip, outside rib and its inside seeds as a top bottom by an excellent stone carver.
it m...
A Very Rare/Fine Korean White Bottle Painted Iron Brown with Abstract Floral Design-16th/17th C.:
The tapered, pear form vessel rising from a high ring foot to the short neck and wide mouth
with rolled lip, painted on two opposing sides with abstract floral leaf sprays in underglaze
iron brown, applied in a shiny transparent pure white crackled glaze evenly over the surfaces, small send encrusted on base...
A Fine Korean Hanging Scroll Painting with an Immortal(Sage)by 晩雲, 李漢基:
"A Sage with his Wishes offering a wine to the Moon"
Dated:정묘년 (丁卯年)-1867/1927), Spring.
Painted in color and ink on silk, inscription with date-丁卯年, Spring,
signed and sealed-the artist’s pen name-晩雲 and artist’s name-李漢基.
It’s in fine condition fairly with its age, it measures 35.3 cm x 97 cm (13 7/8” x 38 ¾”).