Korean Antique Blue Porcelain Fish Form Water Dropper

Korean: Ceramics: Blue and White Pre 1900: item #1113558
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Korean Antique Blue Porcelain Fish Form Water Dropper. The fish was a Confucian and Buddhist symbol of tireless dedication and constant vigilance, because fish never close their eyes, even when they are sleeping. The water dropper was one of the Joseon Dynasty scholar's most prized possessions. He would use it to mix his ink when writing letters, painting, and writing poetry. A scholar's water dropper was a symbol of his refinement and good taste. In keeping with the Korean Confucian gentleman's... Click for details

19th Century Blue and White Porcelain Peony Bottle

Korean: Ceramics: Blue and White Pre 1900: item #1113551
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19th Century Korean Blue and White Porcelain Bottle with Beautifully Painted Peony Sprays. The peony is a symbol of abundance in Korea. 7.5h x 4.5w inches, 19h x 11.5w cm.

Fine, Museum Quality 19th Century Porcelain Dragon Jar

Korean: Ceramics: Blue and White Pre 1900: item #1112425
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Fine, Museum Quality 19th Century Korean Blue and White Porcelain Dragon Jar. The dragon is chasing the magic pearl through the clouds. It is a magnificent painting that was rendered by a very talented artist. The dragon's face is a great example of the splendid Korean dragon's face, filled with a lively personality. 10.5 inches (27cm) high x 7 inches (18cm) wide.

19th Century Blue and White Porcelain Jar from Haeju

Korean: Ceramics: Blue and White Pre 1900: item #1109068
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This Haeju jar has highly stylized paintings of lotus blossoms, a symbol of purity and rebirth, because the lotus rises above the muck of the pond to show its face to the sun, and it has a painted collar band filled with irises, another symbol of purity. In 1883, when royal support for the Bunwon kins ended, the kilns in Haeju, North Korea took over in a big way. Though Haeju jars are quite affordable, even the most serious collectors and major museums have them in their collections, because the... Click for details

19th Century Blue and White Porcelain Jar from Haeju

Korean: Ceramics: Blue and White Pre 1900: item #1109066
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This Haeju jar has highly stylized paintings of chrysanthemum sprays, whose many petals are a symbol of abundance, and it has a painted collar band filled with clouds symbolizing the heavens. In 1883, when royal support for the Bunwon kins ended, the kilns in Haeju, North Korea took over in a big way. Though Haeju jars are quite affordable, even the most serious collectors and major museums have them in their collections, because they are admired for their beautiful and freely expressive brushwo... Click for details

A Korean Blue & White Ceramic Urn, Late Choson Dynasty

Korean: Ceramics: Blue and White Pre 1910: item #920041

A LARGE KOREAN BLUE & WHITE URN OF THE LATE CHOSON DYNASTY. Circa 1880. A perfectly proportioned, classical Asian jar form, decorated in a distinctly Korean style blending folk art idioms with borrowings from traditional Chinese painting for a particularly dramatic interpretation of the Three Friends of Winter: pine, prunus and bamboo. The fullness of the wide body allows for spacious decoration, and a masterful use of the blank space between the three friends. A lovely, thick white glaze wi... Click for details

Blue and White with Brown Korean Porcelain Dragon Jar

Korean: Ceramics: Blue and White Pre 1800: item #850706
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Late 18th/Early 19th Century Korean Blue and White Porcelain Dragon Jar with Iron Brown Dragon Eyes. The dragon flying through clouds chasing the sacred flaming pearl of wisdom that has the power to grant wishes, very softly and subtly painted in cobalt blue, has a naive charm about it. An added touch of sincerity is given with the dragon's eyes painted brown with underglaze iron, a rare feature. The form is a subtle maebyong high-shouldered baluster shape with a slightly flared, recessed and gl... Click for details

A Korean Choson (Joseon) Pottery Dish – 19th Century

Korean: Ceramics: Blue and White Pre 1900: item #696709
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A thickly glazed pottery dish with an off white very thick glaze covering the entire top and bottom. There is a loosely drawn design of blue circles and a Korean character in the middle of the dish which is not translated.

The dish measures 6 ¾’ diameter by 1 ¼” deep. Excellent condition with no cracks or restorations. On the rim of the t... Click for details

Large Korean Blue and White Dragon Vase

Korean: Ceramics: Blue and White Pre 1900: item #672946

Beautiful Korean blue and white glazed vase with 2 dragons in clouds, 19th century. Size: 21" high x 12" wide.