One-Of-A-Kind 18th Century Korean Staff Sword, Changpogeom, a style of sword unique to Korea, with seven gold inlay dots on each side representing the Seven Star Spirit (Chilseong), an ancient Daoist deity that controls fortune. Antique Changpogeom are rare. It's a staff with a fighting blade inside. And a Chilseong Changpogeom (Seven Star Staff Sword) is so rare that this may be the only surviving example...
Very Rare/Fine White Slip Inlaid Punchong Cup:
Korea, 15th century
The deep bowl of cylindrical form sharply angled towards the base and set on a raised
ring foot, decorated with white slip rain-spot inlaid on the exterior between double rings,
In the interior, a ring medallion surrounded by a white slip inlaid Ruyi pattern band ring,
foot rim unglazed and the base glazed with a grey celadon.
It’s in fine condition but a tiny chip repaired. Measurements; 8.5cm x 3.8cm h.
A Very Fine Reach Green Celadon Bowl:
Korea, Koryo Dynasty, 12th Century:
The wide bowl set on a short ring foot and incised a single ring on the interior,
applied evenly with a beautiful green celadon glaze overall, ring foot unglazed with spur marks.
This bowl is in fine condition without any repairs but a sesame seed-size chip to the rim..
It measures 17.5 cm x 6.5 cm (7 7/8” x 2 5/8”)
A Very Rare/Fine Blue and White Bottle:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
The domed body with everted spout and slightly recessed foot,
painted with bat and floral plants alternated on the body in under glaze blue,
the spout applied with blue tinged white glaze overall.
It’s in very fine condition without any damages but age scratches.
It measurem 8cm H. x 7.5cm D (3 1/8” x 3”)
A Very Fine/Rare Pair of Papier Marche Wedding Ducks:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th Century,
This pair of male and female weddding ducks created with details of the wings’ feathers realistically,these ducks formed in wood, covered many layers with Korean traditional paper from the wood (the paper mulberry) and then oiled on it. This pairs were made for wedding ceremony in Choson (Yi) dynasty (19th century). It could be made only skilled crafted shipman...
A Paulonia Wood Scholar’s Ink-Stone Box (Yon-Sang):
Korea, Choson period, 19th Century,
This is a simple Paulonia wood ink stone bos, but it’s functional ink-stone box
with naïve patina outsides.
This three-tiered box stored the writing tools; ink sticks, water droppers, brushes and books...
A Rare Korean 8 Province Map in Joseon Dynasty:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
Painted in color and ink on paper, its titles and city’s names stamped,
hand colored in oceans and rivers in ink and color, and names of cities in red.
They are in good condition with minor damages associated with age.
Measurements; 29.8cm x 20cm each map
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 Blue and White Porcelain Jar:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
The globular body, set on a raised and recessed ring foot, and with
everted rim, well decorated under glaze blue with two sprays of fruiting
cutrine and two tasseled cash motifs below a band of Ruyi patern around neck.
It’s in very fine condition without any chips or repairs.
It measures 12.5cm h. x 15.5cm d.
A Pair of Very Fine Mineral Pigment Painted Chaekkori:
Korea, Joseon period, 19th century
Each painting painted with bright color mineral color pigment,
each painting mounted on cloth, painted with a scholar’s utensils including
books, desk, brushes, papers, and still-life objects and ect.
It’s in very fine condition without any typical damages at all.
Measurements:32cm x 94.5cm H each panel painting only, or
47cm x 111cm each panel including frame.
*** Chae...
A Very Rare Inlaid Punchong Bowl with Celadon Glaze:
Korea, Early Choson period, 15th Century,
This is a shallow Punchong bowl in inlaid black and white slip with willow
and two-three lotus buds between white slip inlaid lines with yo’-i heads.
There are very similar shape and same pattern inlaid bowls vases with celadon glaze
from the late Koryo dynasty...
A Fine Blue and White Porcelain Globular Jar:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
The small jar of globular form resting on a ring foot and with an upright neck
ending in a straight cut lip, painted in underglaze blue with two Buddha hands
around the body, below a color of clouds, the clear glaze thick wih a blue tinges.
It has two chips around the rim, otherwise fine condition with a clean foot.
Measurements; 14cm h. x 15.2cm d. (5 1/2” x 6”).
A Very Finely Inlaid/Fine Green Celadon Glazed Shallow Bowl:
Korea, Koryo dynasty, 13th century
This is a very well and unusual decorated shallow bowl is set on short ring foot decorated in inlaid black and white slip with a central medallion three pomegranate, surrounded by a band of flower petal design and a scrolling design of flowering lotus and unusual 4 phoenix contained within a meandering tendril border, the exterior with five roundels, beneath an overall
finely crackled an bubble-su...
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 ...
A Fine Group of 8 Early Punchong Ware Small Dishes
Korea, early Joseon period, 15th -16th century
They small sized group of Punchong dishes decorated with white slip brush,
white slip inlaid and white slip dumped with insiced decorations are rare with 8 dishes,
some dishes with clear glzes and others with clear celadon glaze.
They are all in fine condition except 1 dishe with a chip.
It measures 10cm – 14cm small to large, (4” x 5.5”).
Large Korean Antique Lacquered Sword with Painted Dragons. 58.5 inches, 148.5 cm.
A Rare/Very Finely Incised Beautiful Sea-Green Celadon Glazed Cup-Stand:
Korea, Koryo dynasty, 12th century
The cup-stand, decorated with an incised flower head medallion,
with carved lotus leaf sides, set on a ten lobed saucer, on flared foot,
decorated in the well with an incised flower head pattern, and each lobe
incised with a flower spray, the foot incised with a leaf design.
It’s in very fine condition without any damages at all except a small amount of silicon jell (Epoxy) adhe...
A Large/Fine Incised/Sgraffiato Designed Punchong Bottle:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 15th -16th century
Of pear form set on an inset, high ring foot, ornamented with a wide band
of lotus leaves defined by deeply incised lines and a narrow band of lappets,
also created by incised lines and by larger channels scraped away in Sraffiato technique,
both panels separated by incised lines, the body covered overall by a green-tinged
transparent glaze, olive or emerald in the carved and incised areas...
A Rare Coin Charming Key Holder:
Korea, Joseon dynasy, 19th century
This traditional coin charms key holder fully embellished with 2 large tassels, ribbons and old Korean coins is unique and extremely rare as personal ormament for upper class ladies in Joseon dynasty...
A very rare large and impressive slip decorated bowl. Punch´ong ware, Korea, Choson period 15th century.
Diameter : 19,7 cm. H : 6,5 cm.
Condition : Perfect
Provenance : from an old German family collection.
The body potted in an extremely rare bee - hive form, the spout modelled as an abstract variation of a human face or mask or so.
Korean Choson period 19th. century.
Diameter : 8,2 cm. H : 7,4 cm.
Condition : Perfect. From an old German family collection.
Please compare the piece wit the water dropper offered at Christies New York ( 16. Sept. 2003 ) ( Please have a look at the last enlargement )
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...
19th Century Sharkskin Head Band Case with Lacquered Dragon and Many Fine Details. A string would have been looped through either the lacquered dragon or the brass ring on the lid. Only a high-ranking person would have had a case that was made of sharkskin. This one is completely covered in sharkskin. The beautifully rendered brass hardware has grape motifs etched into them, a symbol of abundance, because of its many seeds...
A Very Rare/Fine Carved/Pigments Painted Wood Carved Tiger:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
A solid wood deep carved a man riding a tiger painted in red, yellow, blue, white and black pigments on the surfaces,
a man wearing a traditional hat, black horse tailed “Gat”, and a tiger with a long tail.
It’s in very fine condition without any noticeable damages, or missing apart.
Measurements; 10” H x 8” L x 3 1/4” W (25.4cm x 20.3cm x 8.3cm)
***Provenance; Collection of Mrs L...
Black Lacquered Mother of Pearl Table. This is a low table used in ancestor worship rituals. The gorgeous peony flower is a symbol of abundance and wealth. The delightfully rendered dokkaebi goblins that adorn each leg are guardians that chase away evil spirits. The clouds are symbols of Heaven, and the plum blossoms are symbols of courage. As you can see in the photo, there is some loss to one of the dokkaebi goblins, but this table is in otherwise amazing and excellent condition...
Large 19th Century Korean Sharkskin Jang Geom Sword with Silver Overlay. The scabbard is covered in sharkskin and lacquered black over that. The handle is very interesting and is covered in sharkskin underneath the heavy leather wrapping, and over the sharkskin there is a thick brass foil that is hammered to look like sharkskin. This is a unique technique. The end fitting is missing. The crossguard is shaky because there are a few washers missing from the sword...
A Korean Rare/Fine Celadon Inlaid Foliate Decagonal Shallow Dish:
Korea, Koryo period, 12th -13th Century,
This shallow dish is a very rare with foliaged rim, each lobe has a black and
white slip inlaid with chrysanthemum flower head on the exterior, and the interior is
molded with a central flower head medallion surrounded by a lobed design...
A Korean Very Fine White Glazed Triple Gourd-Shape Bottle-19th C.
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th Century
A well portioned, well potted, and milky warm white glazed overall surfaces
including its bottom with some sand bears on the foot rim, its mouth rim is in flat cut.
It’s in very fine condition without any damages at all.
It measures 19.5cm x 11cm (7 5/8” x 4 3/8”).
A Korean Very Fine and Rare Silver Inlaid Rectanguar Iron Box/Old Patina-19th C.
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
Of rectangular shape reating on a flat botton, the cover inlaid with a large, stylized
character “Shu:”- longevity- medallion with in bands of florets, fretwork and scroll,
the sides of the box inlaid with a deer with pine, fungus, crane and two auspicious
plants with flowers medallion within scrolls.
It’s in very fine condition without any damages at all with an old ...
A Korean Very Rare and Fine Total Blue Sea-Lion Shape Water Dropper-19th C.:
Korea, Joseon period, 19th century
Amusingly moulded as a recumbent figure of a mythical lion-dog, the surface details
incised and realistically moldelled, decorated in a washy underglaze blue beneath
a white glaze, it’s in very fine condition without any damages at all,
it measures 7.5cm L. x 5cm w. x 3.7cn h.
A Very Fine Incised Lotus Petal Sea Green Celadon Glazed Oil Bootle-12th C.:
Korea, Koryo priod, 12th Century
Thr squat global body, on raised ring foot, with narrow neck and cup-shaped mouth,
incised lotus petal design, beneath a rich clear suffused green celadon glaze,
it’s in fine condition but two chips and repairs in real gold,
it measures 6.7cm d. x 4.5cm h.
A Very Fine Silver Inlaid Rectangular Box-19th C.:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
It is very well silver inlaid rectangular box with a auspicious character
“longevity” on the top, on the each of the four sides geometric patterns
and borders of fretwork and floral diaper work, with a cover that slides horizontally
and a locking mechanism on the handle plate to the front of the box,
it’s set on four yellow brass surporter.
It’s in very fine condtion but some silver inlaid...
A Very Rare and Fine Punchong White Slip Tea Bowl-16th C.:
Korea, early Joseon dynasty, 15th – 16th century.
A very well potted deep bowl sharply tapering to a high ring foot and slightly everted rim,
decorated in thick white slip covering the well and pooling towards the bottom of the surfaces, 5 spur marks in the well with a old used stains bears, and revealing the darker (celadon glaze) body beneath above the foot, foot rim and base unglazed.
It’s in very fine condition but tiny whit...
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 Very Fine Lotus with Perching Bird Scroll Painting-19th C.:
Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century
A blooming lotus with a bird, long stemed bud blossoms and full opened its dark green leaves with a bright color froral plants painted in some bright color and ink on the cloth, with bold strokes. This lotus scroll painting was painted by a very skillful professional artist.
It’s in very fine condition without any damages.
Measurements: 123.5cm h. x 31cm d. (48 3/8” x 12 ¼”), or 175cm h....
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...