Rare, Museum Quality 19th Century Medicine Chest (Yakjang) with Paulownia Doors. This is the finest work of Korean antique furniture we have ever offered, and likely the only example of this type anywhere outside of Korea. Antique medicine chests with doors are extremely rare even in Korea, and this is probably the best known condition among the very few left. Each drawer has the name of the medicine inscribed on it. Perfectly proportioned at 100 x 75 x 33 cm, 39.5 x 29.5 x 13 inches.

Korean Silla Kingdom (circa 6th century) unglazed reddish-gray stoneware funerary food vessel with domed cover on a high stem foot broadly flaring at the base and decorated with rectangular perforations. The lid is covered with incised designs and has a central finial. There are no cracks, chips, or repairs. The piece is in very good overall condition with minor imperfections consistent with its age. I cannot be certain if the lid was originally made for this specific bowl...

An Extre. Rare/Fine Korean Embroidered Document/Letter Container/Symbols of 10 longevity (十長生紋)-19th C.: Korea, Jeseon dynasty, late 19th century. for a Queen/Princess at Imperial Places, or in the upper class societies...

A Very Fine and Rare Korean Women’s Silver Samjak Norigae (은 삼작노리개)-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th C. The word Sanjak refers to a trio, the three individual accessories’ thaw tied together on the ttidon of the norigae on the ttidon of the norigae...

A Fine Korean Bucheong White Slip Inlaid Buncheong Tea Bowl-15th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 15th century. Set on a high circular foot, the body round with high walls tilting inward, and inlaid on the exterior in white slip with stylized patterns and four floral head medallion, the interior inlaid in white slip with a central medallion of chrysanthemum, surrounded by a wide double band. It’s in very good condition, it measures 16.5 cm d. x 9.3 cm d...

A 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 surrounded by a narrow band of stylized flower petals, a wide band of “rope curtain” design, the exterior decorated en suite beneath a pale brown celadon glaze. It’ in good condition but has two tiny chips to rim, it measures 18.5 cm d. x 7.8 cm h...

A Pair of Rare/Fine Korean Carved Bamboo Fan Attaching Ornaments(扇錘-선추)-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The one of the bamboo-fan ornament(扇錘) caved with a wearing bamboo hat fisher man fishing under a long pine tree and the other one carved a old man relaxing under a long paulownia tree beside a big cow, each one attached with a ring shaped jade and a bead on the top and bottom with a black tassels and long strings...

A Very Fine/Rare Beautiful Evenly White Glazed Porcelain Korean Bowl: Korea, early Joseon period, 18th-19th century, with fitted wooden box. The characteristic deep bowl with a flat interior bottom and recessed well set on a ring foot and with gently everted rim, the base glazed, decorated evenly with a beautiful light blue tinged white glaze, . It’s in very fine condition. it measures 3.5” h. x 6” d. (8.9 cm x 15.3 cm).

Korean wrapping cloth, chogappo which is made of recycled ramie (choma) fragments. All hand sewn except for a blue belt. The frame cloth is silk gauze."Pojagi" is a general name for wrapping cloth and "chogappo" is one kind of pojagi which is patchwork with silk as well as asa ( reference source: "Korean Embroidery and Wrapping Cloths from the Choson Dynasty" published by Japan Art & Culture Association in 1995 ). Generally in good condition except for some color bleeding parts...

Good Korea Five Fun copper coin- 1898. Diameter: 26mm. Free shipping

Rare Pair of Boxes for Storing a Scholar's Name Seals, with Lovely Wood Grain and Metalwork. A scholar's name seals were among his most personal and treasured items. 6h x 5w x 5d inches, 15h x 12.5w x 12.5d cm.

Fine 19th Century Korean Royal Court Painting of Children at Play. This genre of Korean paintings always displays children playing in imaginary Chinese court costumes, and is called Baekdongja-do in Korean...

A Very Rare/Important Korean Peninsula Map/MER DE COREE “대한해협”: Dated 1732, Publlished byJacoues NicolasOriginal Copper Engraved Map. It’s in good condition, framed, it measures 31.5 cm x 23 cm print only. ***The sea between Japan and Korea, whose name, either the 'Sea of Korea,' 'East Sea,' or the 'Sea of Japan,' is here identified in favor of Korea (Mer de Coree)...

Very sophisticated Korean Celadon Tea Bowl made by greatest Han Ji Xiong around 30 years ago. Plum trees are hand-painted on the body.

The bowl is in mint condition. It comes with its originally signed and sealed wooden box and with a profile of the artist.

Size: 5,5 cm height x 15 cm in diameter.

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Korean bulbous vase, blue and white, dating from the 18th/19th century, with a cylindrical lip over a round body with a floral design and a cylindrical foot, the design in a whimsical style of Korean art.

Provenance East Coast NY Estate
Choson Period 18th/19th century
Size H 7" x W 8 1/4" x D 8 1/4"

A garment-hook or belt-fitting in the shape of a horse, made of bronze with green patination. According to the Brooklyn Museum, these belt hooks in the form of a horse come from Lelang, one of three commandaries, or colonies, that the Chinese established in northwest Korea during the Han dynasty and that lasted more than four hundred years (108 B.C.E.–313 C.E.). The horse’s shape is reminiscent of depictions in the nomadic Scytho-Siberian culture of Central Asia...

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.

Anonymous Korean Joseon dynasty ink and color on silk or fabric minhwa folk painting densely painted with a variety of Confucian vignettes illustrating scenes of filial piety, including caring for infirmed elderly relatives and rescuing them from tigers and other dangers. A large demon mask is at the top. Scrolled format with cream-colored silk mount. 19th century. 83” x 14 1/2" (painting: 69 5/8” x 10 7/8”). Good overall condition...