Exceedingly Scarce Set of Three Iron Age Korean Pots with Exquisite Color and Beautiful Form. 4th to 1st Century BC. You are unlikely to ever see another Iron Age Korean pot offered for sale, much less a set of three. The remaining examples are all in museums or tightly held private collections. These prehistoric pieces are finely potted and made from soft and sandy red clay. They are aesthetically striking in both color and form and are historically significant...

Exquisite Hagi Tea Bowl by the Last Korean Princess, Yi Bangja (1901 - 1989). The glaze is the same prized biwa color and earthy texture as that achieved by 16th-17th century Korean Hagi potters living in Japan. The foot features the shrunken glaze that was used in those days. Diameter: 5.5 inches, 14 cm. Height: 3 inches, 7.5 cm. Part of a special and stunning collection we have acquired of ceramics created by one of Korea's most revered artists and beloved humanitarians...

Extremely Rare Set of Three Mumun Pots from the 3rd Century BCE from the Koejongdong site in Daejon near the Geum River. A similar example from the National Museum of Korea can be seen in Plate 34 in The Prehistory of Korea by Kim Jeong-hak. Prehistoric Korean pottery is so scarce outside of museums, that this is the only time we have ever acquired any...

An Extre. Rare/Fine Korean Earthen Ware Pot/a Coiled Coma Shape Handle-2th/3th C.: Korea, Kaya period, 2th to 3th century. This Earthenware Vessel (Bowl or Pot) is a very rare and a beautiful done in shape and natural colored glaze on the surfaces, and with a coiled coma shape handle. the earthen body is in tan, gray, black and rust Orange naturally which makes a great contrast colors around the surfaces. It’s in very good condition without any noticeable damages at all...

Extre,Rare/Fine Korean Goryeo(高麗) Black/Celadon Glazed Finished Oil Bottle-12/13th C.: Korea, Goryeo(高麗) dynasty, 12th/13th century. The well potted and flattened globular form with ring foot and narrow neck with cup-shape mouth, decorated in brownish dark glazed body evenly, finished with a pale celadon glaze. It’s in very good condition without any damages. It measures 6.2cm h. x 10cm d.

A Rare/Fine Korean White Glaze Two Ear (Loop) (兩耳盏) Cup-16th C.: Korea, early Joseon dynasty, 15th to 16th century...

13th Century Korean Inlaid Celadon Cosmetic Box. The chrysanthemum's many petals is an ancient symbol of an abundant life or fertility. Encircled with a key fret thunder pattern and rolling clouds motif. A rare and gorgeous piece. 3.25 inches wide x 1.75 inches high; 8.25 cm wide x 4.5 cm high.

A Fine Korean B/W Doughnut Shape Water Dropper Painted/Han River-19th C. Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. A Doughnut-form Circular Blue and White Water Dropper, the pierced circular, straight-sided form, set on raised ring feet, decorated in underglazed blue with Han river scenery, the sides with scrolling tendril meanders and the foot with a single blue line, beneath a thick white blue tinged glaze. It is in good condition but a small chip on water mouth, It measures 3.8cm x 8.7 d...

A Very Fine/Rare Korean Total Blue Hae-Tae (Sea Lion)-Shape Water Dropper-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. Amusingly molded as a recumbent figure of a mythical lion-dog, the surface details incised and realistically molded, decorated in a washy underglaze blue beneath a white glaze, the base unglazed. It’s in very good condition with no chips, cracks or repairs, it measures in inches:3” L. x 2 3/8” w. x 1 3/8” h. (7.5cm x 6cm x 3.5cm).

A really rare type of chawan: wan shaped tea bowl with a rounded brim, made of light coarse clay. The fine iron bearing clay was nearly fully covered with glaze mixed from wood ash and feldspat.

The iron oxide in the body turned the glaze to a bright orange where thin. The bowl shows a fantastic discoloration from tea as a result of many years of careful use.

This chawan was manufactured in the early stage of the 17th cent...

Very Rare Goryeo Dynasty (12th/13th century) Korean Celadon Inlaid Crane Stoneware Oil Bottle Goryeo Celadon Korean Antique Pottery

Provenance: Japanese private collection

Size
Diameter 6.8cm
Height 3.9cm
Weight 107g

Condition
No cracks, no chips.
Please see the pictures for reference.

Large Goryeo Dynasty (12th/13th century) Korean Celadon Glazed Molded Bowl
The interior is molded with floral pattern.

Size
Diameter 18cm
Height 7.5cm

Condition
There are cracks and repairs. No chips.
Please see the photos for reference.

Very rare Goryeo Dynasty (12th/13th century) Korean antique celadon glazed stoneware bowl with short flared walls inlaid in white slip with flower springs and string bands in white, the flower sprigs on the exterior walls rendered in black and white slip.

Provenance: Japanese private collection
Similar inlaid chrysanthemum bowls can be found in Cleveland Museum:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1918.448
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1924.135

Size
Di...

Heartwarming Hagi Tea Bowl by the Last Korean Princess, Yi Bangja (1901 - 1989) with the original signed box. This bowl is a spectacular achievement in ceramic artistry and technique. The glaze is a pale biwa color that was highly prized by 16th-17th century Korean Hagi potters living in Japan. The foot features the shrunken glaze that was used in those days. Diameter: 5.5 inches, 14 cm. Height: 3 inches, 7.5 cm...

Ido Ware, Korean Joseon Dynasty (16th-17th century). The light cream bowl is decorated overall with a crackled cream glaze.

Rustic and sophisticated at the same time, this vessel is another great example of the beauty of Korean Ido chawans.

"Ido" chawan (tea bowl) is the first of three types of famous Japanese Tea Ceremony bowls. A very famous saying in the Tea Ceremony is "First Ido, second Raku, third Karatsu". It means Ido chawan is the highest grade tea bowl...

INSULATORS

Ceramic devices for insulating electric wire called insulator, once installed to an old house with straw‐thatched roof, late 20th century, Korea, approx...

Kang Jong Sook Korean Contemporary Ceramic Sculpture

Kang Jong Sook is an artist from Korea who has built a successful studio and school in New York. Mint Condition. h21"(53cm), w20"(51cm), d16"(41cm). We have more pieces by this vanguard Korean artist, so please let us know if you have any interest.