Rare Korean Bamboo Takja, Shelves with a Lower Cabinet

Korean: Furniture Pre 1910: item #1116734
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Rare Antique Korean Bamboo Takja, Shelves with a Lower Cabinet. This is a museum quality takja (etagere) but it is missing some strips of bamboo, and that is reflected in a price that is very low for such a rare and fine piece. The missing bamboo can be replaced with matching strips. We do not restore or refinish any of the furniture that we sale, so we leave it up to our clients to decide if they want to do it. Please email us if you would like complete detailed photos of every area that has so... Click for details

Red Lacquered Safe with Finely Detailed Brasswork

Korean: Furniture Pre 1910: item #1116730
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Red Lacquered Safe with Finely Detailed Brass Metalwork with many propitious symbols. Finely constructed with internal drawers. 14.5d x 13h x 10w inches, 37d x 33h x 25.5w cm.

Rare, Large Pear and Pine Wood Scholar's Inkstone Box

Korean: Furniture Pre 1900: item #1116729
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Large and Rare 19th Century Pear and Pine Wood Scholar's Inkstone Box with two lidded compartments on top and a drawer in front. This is one of the most finely constructed examples we have seen of one of the most prized possessions of a Korean scholar, the box that held his inkstone, ink and brushes. 17.5w x 12d x 10.75h inches, 44.5w x 30.5d x 27.5h cm.

Old Metal Flask with Skillful and Delightful Etching

Korean: Metalwork Pre 1900: item #1116448
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19th Century Korean Metal Flask with Skillfully and Delightfully Rendered Etching of a dragon flying through the air and chasing the magic pearl of immortality, a rooster (a traditional and ancient guardian figure), a pair of fish (symbol of eternal love and vigilance), a crane (symbol of longevity), lotus blossom (symbol of purity and rebirth), and other mythical and fantastic creatures. A rare and beautiful example of Korean Joseon Dynasty artistry and craftsmanship. 5 inches (13 cm).

Old Korean Silver with Enamel Serving Set.

Korean: Metalwork Pre 1980: item #1116417
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Korean hammered pure silver set with enamel, consisting of two lidded boxes and a tray standing on four feet. Decorated with grapes and wines in translucent enamels. All bases marked in Korean and "AG 999". Condition: one knob with small enamel loss, tray with a small dent. Dimension: tray: 21.8 cm x 11.3 cm , boxes: diameter: 8.5 cm, weight: 680 g.

Koryo dynasty impressed celadon stoneware peony bowl

Korean: Ceramics Pre 1492: item #1115839

Koryo dynasty olive toned celadon bowl with a large, impressed peony decoration inside the bowl and incised fine line around the inside of the foliate rim. The body thinly potted but strong as in the manner of Chinese Yingqing wares of the same period. Perhaps slightly more stout than Yingqing wares, it emits a similar resonance when lightly tapped. 12th Century. For a discussion of this and a comparable incised bowl, see Figure 6, "The Radiance of Jade and the Clarity of Water - Korean Ceramics... Click for details

Large and Powerful Korean Painting of a Tiger and Cub

Korean: Folk Art Pre 1910: item #1115499
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Large and Powerful Antique Korean Painting of a Tiger and Cub. A fine example of the qualities that make Korean tiger paintings unique and sought-after by collectors. Korean tigers are never fierce, like Chinese or Japanese tigers, but are always friendly and sometimes even loving, as in this case. Paintings of a Korean tiger with a cub are more rare than solo tigers, and the Korean tiger with cub is the most desirable type of tiger painting for collectors of Asian art. The magpies bring message... Click for details

Antique Hakeme Korai Hira Chawan Joseon Per.

Korean: Ceramics: Punchong Pre 1837 VR: item #1114265

刷毛目高麗平茶碗。Since the late 16th century, Korean tea bowls have been an essential part of Japanese aesthetics (especially in tea ceremony). Oda Nobunaga, the first samurai leader of Japan, was known to prefer items from China and Korea and was famous in giving the Hongwanji, the Ichimonji chawan which is now a national treasure. The founder of Japanese tea ceremony Sen no Rikyu also favored Korai wares and Rikyu was known for his use of ... Click for details

Korean Koryo dynasty slip inlaid celadon bowl

Korean: Ceramics: Celadon Pre 1492: item #1113860

Koryo dynasty celadon bowl. The cavetto with inlaid white slip decoration including ornamental band inside the rim and four strawberry sprays surrounding centered chrysanthemum flowerhead within double ring. The exterior with white and black slip inlaid decoration of two graduated bands of chrysanthemum roundels within double rings. The olive green glaze pooling to blue-green and burned in the kiln to a drab tone on a portion of the exterior. 12th to 13th century. Good condition. Diameter 7 3/8... Click for details

Korean Antique Painted Deep Wood Tray by Lee Won Woo

Korean: Paintings Pre 1900: item #1113574
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Rare Korean Antique Painted Deep Wood Tray by Lee Won Woo. The lovely peonies that are painted here are a symbol of prosperity in Korea. The colors and patina of this rare painted wood tray are deeply beautiful. 22 x 14 x 2.75, 56 x 35.5 x 7 cm.