A Very Fine Korean Buncheong White Slip Inlaid Bowl-15th C, :
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 15th century.
The deep bowl on short raised ring foot with everted rim, decorated in inlaid
white slip with a central medallion of floral heads and dots surrounded by a narrow
band of stylized double rings and wide band of “rope curtain” design, the
exterior decorated en suite beneath a pale celadon glaze.
It’ in good condition but some chips to foot-rim, it measures 19 cm d. x 8 cm h.
A Very Fine/Rare Korean One Hundred Boys ( 百童子圖) 8 Panel Screen/Mineral Pigments/Water color-19th C.: $8,000.
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century.
It’s painted in mineral pigments and water color on paper, boys playing are variety different scenes shown from each panel, and you can name on it.
It’s in fine condition but a right middle of the first panel has a spot repaired,
otherwise, it is good condition, it measures 33.5cm x 90cm h. (13.25” x 35.5) only painting each...
A Very Rare Korean Wood Carved/Painted Standing Dongja-18th C.:
Korea, Joseon dynasty(1392-1897), 18th century.
A small wood elaborate carved Dongja (Buddhist boy attendant) shown standing
with his hands held together as if to clasp a ritual object, the robes painted in red,
black, green and the face and hands with traces of white pigment, set on an inverted lotus pedestal...
Extremely rare: Korean Amamori Chawan of Choson (Yi) Dynasty (1392-1910). Wan shaped tea bowl, thrown from light, refined clay, with very little iron oxide, covered with a white feldspatic glaze with fine crackles and pin holes including the small foot.
Through many years of use the tea has seeped through the holes and crack to discolour the white clay body underneath, creating an effect called amamory - rain leak. The effect is especially strong along the rim...
Rare and Outstanding early 19th Century Korean Porcelain Jar with Dynamic Underglaze Painting of Copper Red and Iron Brown and an Incredible Thick Dripping Blue Glaze. Unquestionably one of the best and most creative Korean porcelains you will ever see. There really is no other like it, from the design to the copper-red and iron-brown brushwork, from the potting to the glaze, it is truly one-of-a-kind...
A Very Fine Korean Jade Butterfly Norigae Pendant-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century.
It’s rare antique norigae(노리개) pendant. The pendant of knotted silk cord with some gilt-metal wiring, silver ring & wire, engraved gilt-metal blossom, coral bead and a carved jade butterfly as seen in photos.
It’s in very good condition without any piece lost but some surface wear and a light discoloration as shown.
It measures total Length Size Approx.: 12.5”, Jade Size App...
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...
A Pair of Very Rare/Fine Korean Civilian Official Rank Double Crane Badges:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century.
Very unusually embroidered with white silk thread made for a civilian official of first to third rank, the square showing a a pair of white cranes above foaming stylized wave and rock work below clouds, worked in shades of green, white and red
on blue silk ground.
It’s in very fine condition, it measures 22cm x20cm, (8 5/8” x 7 7/8”)...
Very Rare Blue and White Square-form Water Dropper:
Korea, Choson period, 19th Century,
A well decorated Square slab sided porcelain water dropper
on four short feet, decorated in underglaze blue with a view of
Han river scenery, the sides with sprays of autumn flowers,
covered overall with in a clear-milky white glaze.
It is in fine condition except a tiny water spout chip repaired
Measures 2 3/8” x 2 3/8” x 2 7/8” h.
*** Provenance: This Blue and White water dropper was in a col...
Korean antique ceramic bowl, eggshell thin body with tall sides, slightly tapered to the short foot. With celadon green enamel glaze. The exterior sides are incised with stylized floral motifs while the interior is incised with a ring just below the rim and wave patterns.
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 Rare/Fine Old Korean Bronze Horse Warrant (동마패-銅馬牌):
Choson period, Dated 1731 (Yong Zheng 8 year)
It's s rich and dark brown patina with pale green encrustation.
Yong Zheng 8 (1731) in Yong Zheng perioe (1723-1735), and issued
by the “Sangsowon-尚瑞院” with "Sansowon-尚瑞院製" 款-seal in a square,
a heavy and solid bronze.
It’s in very fine condition with a natural and rich greenish dark patina,
it measures 10.8 cm x 9.4 cm...
A Very Fine/Large Korean Wood Carved Wedding Duck-19th C.:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 18th/19th century.
A good and large wood hand carved Mandarin duck, traditionally used in
wedding ceremonies, with old patina overall, its bottom square carved out for holding.
It’s in very good condition with old dark-brown patina due to its age,
it measures 19cm high. and 31cm length.
Antique Korai Gohon Chawan possibly owned by Matsudaira Fumai according to the label on the box.
Matsudaira Fumai (1751-1818), the seventh Matsudaira family daimyo of the Matsue Domain, is celebrated for successfully reforming the domain’s governance while also advocating cultural innovation...
Good small early circa 14th/15th century porcelain jar, with abstract floral scroll pattern, from Vietnam. There is a surface frit noted in enlargements. D: 8.9cm/3.5in and H: 8cm/3.1in.
A Korean Very Rare and Fine Black/White Slip Inlaid Celadon Bowl-12th C.:
Korea, Koryo dynasty, 12th century
Moulded as a chrysanthemum blossom with curved outer walls representing 18 petals
ending in triangular points at the rim, each of the exterior facets inlaid in white and black
slip with rectangular panels of triple chrysanthemuns within white slip, the vessels also
inlaid in white and black slip in the well with a circular chrysanthemum medallion surrounded
by a colar of Pullocho...
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...
Meiji period, ca. 1880
The bronze disk forming the base is decorated with an evening floral scene with an inlaid silver moon with incised stylized clouds. The incised plum branch is set with inlaid gilt copper flower blossoms. The large blossoms in high relief are overlaid with silver and have inlaid gold leaves and copper leaves in relief...
Wan shaped tea bowl made of fine, unrefined clay with a small content of iron oxide. The clay shows few impurities and stones. The inside has been stamped with flower patterns (hanamishima) between circular lines both were filled with a fine, white engobe before a transparent ash glaze haze was applied. The bowl has a beautiful shape and is well balanced and has been used for many years as the stain inside and around the rim indicates.
Very good tailor made wooden box (kiribako) ...