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A Very Fine Korean Blue/White Slip Inlaid Celadon Wine Cup-Stand-13th C.: Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 12th-13th century. The cup stand, decorated with an incised flower head medallion, with carved lotus leave Sides, set on a ten lobed saucer, on flared foot, decorated in the well with an incised wave Pattern, and each lobe inlaid with black and white slip with chrysanthemum flower heads, Beneath a thin, clear crackle celadon glaze overall, with three spur marks. It’s in very good condit...

A Very Fine Korean White Slip Inlaid Buncheong Bowl with Dots/Curtain Rope Design-15th/16th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 16th century. The deep stone ware bowl on short raised ring foot decorated in inlaid white slip, the wall with a central medallion of flower-heads, surround by a wide band of rope-curtain pattern contained two narrow bands of stylized design, the exterior similarly decorated, beneath a pale celadon glaze. It’s in very good condition without any damages, it measures...

A Very Rare/Fine Korean White Porcelain Dome-Shape(무릎연적) Water Dropper-19th C. : Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. A quite large sized beehive porcelain water dropper set on a ring foot with a cylindrical spout, covered overall by an even light blue tinged clear and high sheen white glaze. It’s in very fine condition without any damages at all, It measures 10 cm high x 11 cm d. ***Provenance: a collection of Koo, NY (Ji Young Koo, New York). *** a similar sold Christie’s ...

A Rare/Fine Korean One of 오방오제위도 (五方五帝位圖) Buddhism Paintings-18th C. This Painting inscribed 동방대호지군-東方大皡之君), Korea, Joseon dynasty, 17th / 18th century. “The painitng is one of 5 (동방대호지군(東方大皡之君),남방연제지군(南方炎帝之君), 서방보필소호지군(西方少皡之君),북방전욱지군(北方？頊之君),중방황제지군(中方黃帝之君).서방소호지군(西方少皡之君) Buddhism paintings”. ...

A Fine/Rare Korean Enameled (七寶) Butterfly-Shape Silver Head Pin-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. Framed. The head pin terminal cast with a butterfly shaped and floral leaf designed and painted in bright enamel(七寶), blue, red, green, yellows, etc. the cylindrical silver bar ends with an old black patina. It is in very good condition with a professional frame done, It measures 9cm long, 21cm x 27cm frame.

A Very Fine Korean Bronze Candle Holder/Butterfly, Fish.Character-19th C. Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th C. This set of the candle holder sets of slender elegant designs in a molded symmetrical double happiness H-shape connecting to the stand. It is composed of two parts; a big butterfly shape reflector and supporting bamboo stem shaped slender post (each bamboo stem joints moving) with a half dome base molded with fishes and waves in pond as a half global pedestal. It is in very find conditio...

A Very Fine Korean Paulownia Wood Wall Letter Rack--考備-19th C.: $1,300. (LETTER DOCUMENT FILE HOLDER ORGANIZER). Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. A long beautiful paulownia carved three medallion open work wood letter or Documents rack (holder). with stylized word pattern, with black patina. It’s in good condition, measures 65.6cm h. x 16.5cm w. *** Items that are hung on the wall and put letters, etc.: those that preserve the texture of pine or paulownia wood boards, those th...

A Very Rare/Fine Korean Pair of Young Boy/Girl White Porclain Figures-17th -18th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 18th century or older. Finely molded as a young boy (童子) and young girl (童女), their front and back flowing robes delicately incised, their hands placed over their bellies with holding objects, their facial features expressed as a young and girl exactly with their hairdos. They are in very good conditions without any noticeable damages, it measures 16.5 cm x 6.2 cm x 5.5 ...

A Fine Korean Fan Paining/Peony by 운보(雲甫), 김기창-金基昶-Unbo, Kim Ki Chang (1913-2001)- Korea, framed. Ink and color on paper, painting set as a fan on wooden blades, painted depicting a ladybug on large blue green leaves of a white flower arrangement, the artist's long inscription along upper edge of painting, signed Unbo followed by a red artist seal, framed floating in an attractive gilt box frame. It’s in good condition, it measures: 27cm x 48cm (10.5 x19”) painting...

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 風俗畫/古說 畫人物圖-8폭 (Tradition cultural (Folk Plays) events) -19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The 8 panel paintings are painted in ink and color on paper, each painting is with Joseon traditional cultural daily lives in an annual event, each framed painting bears a subject with short descriptions. ***They are very fine condition but a few spots repaired and stains, It measures 31cm x 80cm. painting only. *** they’re ready for hang...

A Very Fine/Rare Korean 100 Boy 10 Panel Screen-19th C. Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century, out of a frame. These one hundred children ten panel screen presents the princely pleasures enjoyed by the little boys on the present screen consist of a cock fight, gathering branches of blossoming plum, bathing in a lotus pond, watching a baby chick, wrestling, fishing etc. Painted in ink and mineral pigments with especially gold accented on silk, It is in very good condition with some light wears ...

A Very Rare/Fine Korean the Four Warrior Spirits (四天王)-the four heavenly guardians of Buddhism: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century, unmounted and framed. An each painting painted in mineral pigments on silk and an each painting is named on painting. It’s in good condition with bright colors, an each painting measures 50cm x 35.5cm *** See it’s details below: 1):Jee-Guk Cheon: The King of the East [東方持國天王] 2):Gwang-Mok Cheon:The King of the West [西方�...

An Extra Large Rare Korean B/W Dragon Bottle-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The globular bottle set on recessed high ring foot with cylindrical neck and slightly everted mount rim, decorated in underglaze cobalt blue with a large dragon prancing four clawed dragon chasing flaming pearls amongst stylized clouds, applied thick white clear glaze, a ring foot with a dark earth. *** It’s in very fine condition with a blue tinged white thick clear glaze but has brown glaze fir...

A Fine/Rare Korean Bird/Flower (花鳥圖) 8 Panel Paintings-19th C.: $4,000. Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The paintings removed from a frame. A group of 8 panel of bird and flower paintings are painted on silk, painted in ink and brilliant pholycrome colors, each painting painted with different birds and 4 seasonal flowers. It is in good condition but some darkened and stains with light cracks due to its age, the eight panel paintings removed from frames. It measures 96cm x 46cm. ...

A Very Fine Big/Old Pine Tree by 소림 (小琳) 조석진 (趙錫晋) (1843년~1897)-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty. A large single old pine stem and branched painted in ink and color, on silk, described, signed and two seals “小琳, 趙錫晋. This painting dedicated to Mr. Reid for his birthday gift, 1952. It is in very good condition but has some wears and a crease, it measures 37cm x 130cm painting only, or 48.5cm x 188cm overall.

Very Rare/Fine Pair of Korean Wood Carved Turtle Candle Stands-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 18th/19th century. The one solid wood carved 3 composed of three parts: A square base, a large turtle, and a large lotus bud for candle holder Realistically incised and carved and painted in lacquered pigments. It is in good condition with some cracks due to age (see photos), It measures 16cm h. x 18cm long x 11cm w.

A Very Fine/Large/Heavy hard Wood Carved Korean Wedding Duck-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. A good and large/heavy hard wood hand carved wedding duck, to set up with two parts, a head and body, traditionally used in wedding ceremonies, with old patina overall, its bottom square carved for holding. It’s in very good condition with old dark-brown patina due to its age,it measures 18.5cm high. and 32cm length, weight: 2.74 lbs.