A Very Fine/Beautiful Korean Blue/White Painted Water Dropper-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The porcelain water dropper formed as a stylized star-shape and decorated with a orchid in center and characters around body and in under glaze blue beneath a warm white glaze. It is in very good condition, measures 3.4cm x 6,5cm d.

Punch'ong "粉青沙器”is the name of wares made of clay included iron and covered with white mud in early Joseon dynasty 15th century. They were made in a only limited short period of time, so original pieces are very curious. This piece have inlay of white mud expressing spring orchid, it's very rare pattern. YouTube movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRB_kXhy6RM Size: 9.8cm(D)/15.0cm(H) Certification: written by Noriki Shimazu the famous researcher with Asian antiques in Japan

Rare and Grand Eight-Panel Chaekgeori Still-Life Screen painting on All-Original Mounting. Chaekgeori literally translates to "books and things," and the things are scholar's accoutrements. It is rare to find such an old and important screen on its original silk and wood mounting. They are usually remounted. So this is a once-in-a-lifetime acquisition opportunity for a serious connoisseur of fine art and Korean culture...

Fine and Rare Eight-Panel Painting by Revered Korean Artist Kim Eung Won aka Soho (1855-1921) mounted on a silk screen. Similar to the Kim Eung Won screen in the royal Changdeok Palace. Orchids are an ancient Korean symbol of purity, modesty, and virtue. The rock symbolizes eternity, so the combination of orchids and rock have the meaning of eternal adherence to principle...

19th Century Royal Court Artist Jo Jung Muk (조중묵 趙重默) aka Un Gye (운계(雲溪) (1820-1894) created several paintings that are iconic in Korea, including Korea's government designated National Treasure Portrait of King Taejo painted in 1872 (see fourth photo here), Portrait of King Cheoljong in the National Palace Museum painted in 1861 (see fifth photo here), and Ancestral Grave on Inwangsan Mountain in the National Museum of Korea painted in 1868 (see third photo here)...

19th Century Royal Court Artist Jo Jung Muk (조중묵 趙重默) aka Un Gye (운계(雲溪) (1820-1894) created several paintings that are iconic in Korea, including Korea's government designated National Treasure, Portrait of King Taejo, painted in 1872 (see fifth photo here), and Portrait of King Cheoljong in the National Palace Museum painted in 1861 (see sixth photo here), and Ancestral Grave on Inwangsan Mountain in the National Museum of Korea painted in 1868 (see fourth photo here)...

A very rare schist brazier, fire pit, for heating water etc. On the inside hollowed out, the outside carved in 10 facets, elegantly everting towards the upper edge like a flower, with two handles with small holes, through which iron rings would go...

Very Rare 19th Century Korean Officer's Sword with Dragon Hand Guard. There are only a couple hundred Joseon Dynasty swords in existence and they are rarely offered for sale. Most were destroyed during the Japanese invasions of the late 19th and early 20th century. Total length: 40 inches, 101 cm.

A Very Rare/Fine Korean Amber (Iron brown) Incised Brush Holder-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. The very unusual shaped cylindrical amber glazed brush holder decorated in lotus leaf and lotus petal mouth rim, four open incised supports, bottom glazed. It is in very good condition, measures 12.3 cm x 8.8cm.

A Very Fine Korean Silk Embroidered Double Crane Official Rank Badge-19th C.: Korean, Joseon period, 19th century. Made for a civilian official of first to third rank, the almost square showing a double white cranes jointly grasping a Pulloch’o stalk in mouth, soaring above stylized forming waves and amid clouds outlined in couched thread, worked in shades of blue, green white and purple on a green silk ground. It is in good condition, measures 16.5cm x 18.5cm image only.

A Fine Large Korean Military Embroidered Rank Badge/a Leopard-19th C.: Korea, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. A very well-preserved a large leopard rank embroidered with white silk thread on dark blue ground, made for a military official of first to third rank, a square foaming stylized wave and rock work below clouds, worked in the shades of blue, white, pink, yellow, orange, green, purple and brown on the blue silk ground. It’s in very good condition, measures 23cm x 24cm. image only.

Exceedingly Scarce Joseon Dynasty Korean Porcelain Lamp, the first one ever offered outside of Korea. It is unlikely you will ever see another one offered for sale. A similar one recently sold at auction in Korea for $7000. Reference photos are posted here. 10.5 inches, 26.6 cm tall.

This unique and captivating celadon vase is the work of an early 20th century Korean artist who spent a number of years in Japan honing his craft. Gourd-shaped, it has a beautiful light-blue powdery glaze with grape vines and cinnabar highlights to portray the grapes; creating interesting contrast and distinguishing itself as being more playful when compared to much of Asian celadon that tends to be more calm and placid...

A Korean water dropper in shape of a carp. Cobalt blue glazed porcelain. Joseon dynasty, 19th century. Good condition, with kiln grit adhering to the foot. Length, 2 3/4 inches.

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Hemp. Korea, 19th century. Placed flat: 26.5 x 28 cm (10.43 x 11.02in). Good condition.


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A rare Korean folk art, turtle form, carved wood candle stand base. Hints of once vibrant polychrome stain or paint decoration accentuate parts of the turtle’s shell, front feet, face, eyes and apparently teeth. So perhaps it depicts a mythical turtle. Subsiding water is suggested by a decorative detail bridging the top and bottom of the beak tip of the turtle’s mouth. An aperture of square section on the turtle’s back supported the candle holder. Joseon dynasty: 19th century or earlier...

This piece is very beautiful plain celadon bowl maintaining beauty just like as made in early period. though most celadon pieces made in mid Goryeo has patterns. This bowl probably was used as water container for painting by nobles. YouTube movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMUWCEeO_7M Size: 17.0cm(D)/5.2cm(H) Certification: written by Noriki Shimazu the famous researcher with Asian antiques in Japan.

Punch'ong "粉青沙器”is the name of wares made of clay included iron and covered with white mud in early Joseon dynasty 15th century. They were made in a only limited short period of time, so original pieces are very curious. This piece have inlay of white mud expressing peony and arabesque. YouTube movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_9M1-54syM Size: 10.3cm(D)/14.2cm(H) Certification: written by Noriki Shimazu the famous researcher with Asian antiques in Japan