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Place of Origin: Korean
Korean Book Shelf Etagere Late Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
Known in Korean as Sabang Takja (Four-Direction Shelf), this cubic etagere consists of four tiers: three open shelves and the lower storage, which is further divided into a row of th...
Category
Early 1900s Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Pair Korean Lacquered Head side Chests Morijangs Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare pair of Korean lacquered wood cabinet dated to the late Joseon Dynasty toward the end of the 19th century. The cabinet was known as "Morijang" in Korean and was traditionally ...
Category
Late 19th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Fine Antique Korean Wedding Bandaji Chest Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean Bandaji Chest circa late 19th century toward the end of Joseon Dynasty from Gyeonggi Do. Bandaji is known as drop front half opening chest and was traditionally used to stor...
Category
19th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Korean Buddhist Guardian Mural Taenghwa Painting, c. 1800
Located in Chicago, IL
Evolving from the Korean tradition of tomb mural painting came the Buddhist practice of “taenghwa,” or hanging-painting, a form of religious painting that included hanging scrolls, framed paintings and wall murals. Influenced by Chinese and Central Asian Buddhist art...
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Early 19th Century Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Cotton, Paint
Large Striking Korean Ton-Kwe Chest Persimmon Wood Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large Korean top-lid chest on block feet circa late 19th century Joseon Dynasty. Known as coin chest (Ton-Kwe in Korean), this type of chest was originall...
Category
Early 19th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Pair Korean Iron Box with Silver Inlays Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine pair of Korean iron box with intricate silver inlays dated to the late Joseon Dynasty circa 19th century. The matching circular boxes was most likely used to store tobacco lea...
Category
19th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver, Iron, Bronze
Korean Glazed Ceramic Vase Buncheong Ware Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small antique Korean Buncheong stoneware vase from early Joseon Dynasty circa 16th century. The vase is of a classic pear form with a waisted neck, a flared mouth and a ringed base...
Category
16th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Minhwa Jakhodo Tiger and Magpie Scroll Painting on Silk, 19th Century
Located in Studio City, CA
A wonderfully painted and detailed Korean folk art Minhwa Jakhodo (The letters “jak” means magpie; “ho” means tiger; and “do” means painting) Tiger and Magpie Scroll Painting. The pi...
Category
19th Century Folk Art Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk, Wood, Paint
Rare Korean Ceramic Brush Holder Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A rare Korean porcelain brush holder in Banana Leaves pattern from late Joseon dynasty circa 19th century. Cherished by the scholars, this brush...
Category
19th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Vintage Korean Dark Brown Distressed Leather Blanket Chest with Iron Hardware
Located in Yonkers, NY
A vintage Korean dark brown leather blanket chest from the mid 20th century with iron hardware and distressed appearance. Created in Korea during the mid 20th century period, this le...
Category
Mid-20th Century Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Primitive Structures Side Table #1 by Jongwon Lee
Located in Princeton Junction, NJ
Designer Jongwon Lee happened to stumble upon a new material that sparked his interest. PSL (Parallel Strand Lumber) is made of dried and graded wood veneers, strands or flakes that ...
Category
2010s Modern Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
PUT-B Stool (prototype) by Woojin Park
Located in Princeton Junction, NJ
Artist Notes (google translated from Korean)
We wanted to unfold the charm of industrial materials in various possibilities. Through the solid strength between the two that I accide...
Category
2010s Modern Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
Primitive Structures Side Table #2 by Jongwon Lee
Located in Princeton Junction, NJ
Designer Jongwon Lee happened to stumble upon a new material that sparked his interest. PSL (Parallel Strand Lumber) is made of dried and graded wood veneers, strands or flakes that ...
Category
2010s Modern Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Korean Lacquer and Mother of Pearl Inlay "Longevity" Box, 1930s, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
A fine and elegant Korean black lacquer and abalone mother of pearl inlay "longevity" box, circa 1930s, Korea.
The box, most likely used to sto...
Category
1930s Showa Vintage Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood, Lacquer, Abalone
White Porcelain Moon Jar, Joseon Dynasty / 1392-1897
Located in Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
This is a white porcelain jar from the mid-Joseon period, also known as a "Talhunari" or "moon jar". During the Joseon Dynasty, which was strongly influenced by Confucianism, the purity of white porcelain was particularly prized in its artistic expression due to its Confucian sensitivity. The defining characteristic of white porcelain during this period was its pure white color, but there were many subtle variations in the white hues, with some being classified as milky white, snowy white, ashen white, and bluish white.
The term "Talhunari" means "moon jar" in Korean, and it refers to the large, round shape of the jar, resembling a full moon. It was named by Kim Whanki, a representative abstract painter of Korea. The soft, curving lines and sturdy body that seems to embrace the full moon give the jar both power and tranquility. This type of jar was produced in large quantities during the 17th century.
The white of the moon jar is not the pure white of early Joseon porcelain...
Category
18th Century Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
PU-T-B Armchair by Woojin Park
Located in Princeton Junction, NJ
Name: PUT-B Arm Chair
Designer : Woojin Park
Date of Manufacture : 2023
Material: Aluminum, PU Tube-Bolt
Condition : New
Country of Manufacture: South Korea
Size : 64cm(W) ??x ...
Category
2010s Modern Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Aluminum
19th Century Korean Two Part Elm Chest Each Finished off with Brass Adornments
Located in High Wycombe, GB
19th century korean two part elm chest each finished off with brass adornments on a sleigh base.
Composed of two parts
Additional dimensions
Measures: Height: 92cm I width...
Category
19th Century Han Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Korean Ceramic Ido Tea Bowl Chawan Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic stoneware chawan tea bowl made in Korea circa 16-17th century. The chawan is identified as Ko-ido (small ido) due to its size and form. Ido bowls were made since 15th centu...
Category
17th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Small Korean Cabinet with Drawers Gakkesuri Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A small Korean mixed wood cabinet dated to Joseon Dynasty circa 19th century. The cabinet was used to keep valuables such as jewelries and money, often placed on the bed functioning ...
Category
19th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Fine and Elaborate Antique Korean Chest
Located in Bridgeport, CT
An intricately decorated Korean Chest with fine wood graining and fine presentation. Each door with an inscribed panel in calligraphy. With two-part recessed side panels and raised o...
Category
Early 20th Century Edo Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Moon Jar 'Dalhanari', Lot3 / 17th Century / Korean Antiques / Joseon Dynasty
Located in Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
This is a white porcelain jar from the mid-Joseon period, also known as a "Talhunari" or "moon jar". During the Joseon Dynasty, which was strongly influenced by Confucianism, the purity of white porcelain was particularly prized in its artistic expression due to its Confucian sensitivity. The defining characteristic of white porcelain during this period was its pure white color, but there were many subtle variations in the white hues, with some being classified as milky white, snowy white, ashen white, and bluish white.
The term "Talhunari" means "moon jar" in Korean, and it refers to the large, round shape of the jar, resembling a full moon. It was named by Kim Whanki, a representative abstract painter of Korea. The soft, curving lines and sturdy body that seems to embrace the full moon give the jar both power and tranquility. This type of jar was produced in large quantities during the 17th century.
The white of the moon jar is not the pure white of early Joseon porcelain...
Category
17th Century Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Bottle Buncheong Ware / 15th Century / Korean Antiques / Joseon Dynasty
Located in Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
Powder blue celadon ware is a type of porcelain made in Korea during the first half of the Joseon dynasty, mainly in the 15th century. It was made by applying a fine white slip over iron-rich clay, then covering it with a transparent glaze and firing it. It was mainly used for daily utensils such as bowls and bottles.
Joseon ceramics...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Contemporary Suijin Chung Sculpture in Porcelain with Art Decor, Korea, 2006
Located in Copenhagen K, DK
Suijin Chung
Korea, 2006
Sculpture in porcelain with decorations.
H 105 x W 30 x D 25 cm
Category
2010s Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Kundika Bottle Celadon with Incised Flower / 12th Century / Korean Antique
Located in Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
A "Johin" is a vase used to hold pure and clean water. According to the ancient Buddhist scripture "Lotus Sutra," it was originally one of the 18 tools that Buddhist monks were required to possess, but later came to be used as a vessel for offering clean water to the Buddha. During Korea's Goryeo period, it was also commonly used as a water storage container.
The vase is adorned with delicate floral patterns engraved with fine lines on its front and back. Among other Goryeo celadon...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Celadon
Korean Two-Pieces Tansu, Elm Wood
Located in Torino, IT
This 19th century Tansu is composed by two overlapping parts. The front has one small door at the center with half-face hinge; the lock can be opened by a key.
The decorations here are quite sober, there are iron inserts at the corners and small handles on the front.
This Tansu is finished in brown, made by keyaki wood.
Category
Mid-19th Century Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Moon Jar 'Dalhanari' - Lot2 / 17th Century / Korean Antiques / Joseon Dynasty
Located in Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
This is a white porcelain jar from the mid-Joseon period, also known as a "Talhunari" or "moon jar". During the Joseon Dynasty, which was strongly influenced by Confucianism, the purity of white porcelain was particularly prized in its artistic expression due to its Confucian sensitivity. The defining characteristic of white porcelain during this period was its pure white color, but there were many subtle variations in the white hues, with some being classified as milky white, snowy white, ashen white, and bluish white.
The term "Talhunari" means "moon jar" in Korean, and it refers to the large, round shape of the jar, resembling a full moon. It was named by Kim Whanki, a representative abstract painter of Korea. The soft, curving lines and sturdy body that seems to embrace the full moon give the jar both power and tranquility. This type of jar was produced in large quantities during the 17th century.
The white of the moon jar is not the pure white of early Joseon porcelain...
Category
17th Century Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic, Porcelain
Set of Ki-Seto Ceramic Altar Pieces from Korean Empire Period
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of three ki-seto (yellow-seto) ceramic altar pieces made in the period of Korean Empire (1897-1910), a short independent period after Joseon dynasty before the invasion and occupation by Japan. The set consists of a candle holder with a metal pricket, an incense burner with lid and a vase. Traditionally, there were used during ritual ceremony as the accoutrement for a small altar table...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Very Old Pottery Vase/10th Century to 14th Century/Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is Korean pottery made between the 10th century and the 14th century.
At that time, it was called the Goryeo Dynasty, and various objects such as metalwork and pottery were mad...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery
White Porcelain Incense Burner / Korean Antique / Joseon Dynasty/1392 - 1897 CE
Located in Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
This incense burner presents the characteristics of a typical Yi Dynasty Joseon Dynasty incense burner with a body that rises smoothly from the base, openworked ears and a semi-circu...
Category
17th Century Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Antique Korean Ceramic White Bowl Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean ceramic rice bowl covered in a white glaze with a hint of bluish green color circa 19th century toward the end of Joseon Dynasty. The deep bowl...
Category
19th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Set of Five Korean Wood Print Blocks Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A set of five carved wood print blocks from Korea circa 1900s (late Joseon to early Korean Empire period). Constructed and hand-chiseled from hardwood, the printing blocks were finel...
Category
Early 20th Century Other Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Wood
Antique Korean Tansu Butterfly Cabinet or Chest Elm Wood with Brass Inlay
Located in Plainview, NY
A stunning late 19th century Campaign Korean tansu cabinet or chest. The Korean chest features 4 small drawers on top of a two door cabinet offeri...
Category
19th Century Campaign Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Moon Jar / Korean Antique vase / Joseon Dynasty / 18th Century
Located in Kyoto-shi, Kyoto
It's a wonderful moon jar. It is a rare size that is suitable for the alcove of a Japanese tea room. It is shaped at once without connecting the uppe...
Category
18th Century Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Pair of Vintage circa 1950's Asian Korean Scholars Side Table Chests Inc Drawers
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely pair of vintage circa 1950's Korean Scholars side tables with drawers and cupboards.
A very good looking well made and decorative pa...
Category
1950s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Elm
Korean White Glazed Porcelain Bottle Vase, Joseon Dynasty, 18th Century
Located in Austin, TX
A quiet and elegant Korean white glazed bottle vase, Joseon Dynasty, late 18th century, Korea.
The graceful vase beautifully proportioned, resting on a short recessed foot, with a...
Category
Late 18th Century Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Korean Ceramic Chawan Ido Tea Bowl with Soba Glaze Kuroda Touen
Located in Atlanta, GA
This ceramic chawan (tea bowl) was made in Korea during Joseon dynasty circa 18th to early 19th century. The bowl was of a "Small Ido" form with half-he...
Category
Late 18th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Ceramic Kakinoheta Chawan Tea Bowl
Located in Atlanta, GA
A "Kakinoheta" type ceramic chawan (tea bowl) made in Korean during Joseon dynasty circa 16th-17th century. The bowl has a slight irregular flat shape w...
Category
17th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Fine Korean Iron Box with Silver Inlay Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Korean iron box that was traditionally used to store tobacco leaves dated to the late Joseon Dynasty circa 19th century. The box is made from iron and has a heavy weight, although the wears along the edges of the lid and base exposes a bronze metal color underneath, indicating the iron metal may contains a high level of copper. The surface was beautifully decorated with elaborate silver inlay that covers the entire surface except the base. The extraordinary workmanship depicts a pair of deer within the circled square (shape of heaven and earth) and a lined background on the long sides and a crane with spread wings on the shorter sides. Both animals were associated with longevity. Their eyes were highlighted with copper inlay, adding a lively touch to the animation. The lid is centered with a Chinese character "Xi" (Paired-Hui in Korean), which means double happiness. (In Chinese culture, it is often used in a wedding ceremony). The large symbol was set on geometrical background of tightly scrolling diamond pattern surrounded by stylized Ruyi mushroom heads, another floral longevity symbol. Archaic fret cloud band borders the entire perimeters of the lid and the container.
Tobacco was introduced to Korean in the first half of the 17th century and gradually gained popularity. When the tobacco was started being smoked in shredded form instead of rolled leaves, there rose the production of the smoking accessories, with some in fine quality as luxury items for the elite. The accoutrement such as this box is a fine example made in late Joseon dynasty, using extensive silver inlay, a technique called "jjoeum-ipsa", in which the silver wires were hammered into the scorched iron surface to create the elaborate design.
Similar boxes with variation of shape and motifs are in the collection of several major museums. Compare the box with item Gu 754 in the National Museum of Korea; item 22.78 in MET NYC and M.240:1, 2-1926 in V& A Museum in London. The most closely related example we found is item C232 in the collection of the Museum of East Asian Art...
Category
19th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silver, Copper, Iron
Korean Inlaid Lacquer Mandarin Duck Form Box, Early 20th Century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
An absolutely lovely Korean black lacquer and abalone shell inlaid box in the form of a pair of Mandarin ducks, early 20th century, Korea.
The ...
Category
1920s Vintage Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Abalone, Lacquer
Korean Ceramic Irabo Tea Bowl Chawan Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic chawan tea bowl made in Korea for Japanese market circa 17th century. The chawan is identified as Irabo type. Irabo bowls were essentially con...
Category
17th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Silla Dynasty Footed Jar, circa 6th Century, Korea
Located in Austin, TX
A charming Korean high fired gray pottery stoneware footed vessel, Three Kingdoms Period, Silla Kingdom, circa 6th century.
The vessel of traditiona...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Pottery, Stoneware
Korean Ceramic Ki-Irabo Tea Bowl Chawan Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic chawan tea bowl made in Korea for Japanese market circa 17th century. The chawan is identified as Ki- Irabo type (Yellow Irabo). Irabo bowls w...
Category
17th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Antique White Porcelain Vase / Nice Shaped Vase / Late 18th Century
Located in Sammu-shi, Chiba
This is a white porcelain vase made in Korea in the latter half of the 18th century.
During the Joseon dynasty in Korea, white pottery was considered a noble one.
Many masterpieces...
Category
Late 18th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Porcelain
Korean Celadon Ceramic Long Neck Bottle Vase with Slip Inlay Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean ceramic celadon bottle vase with inlay design from Goryeo Dynasty (918 to 1392AD) circa 12th century. With an elongated neck that continues dow...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Archaistic Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Ceramic Water dropper in Mountain Form Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean ceramic water dropper in the shape of a mountain from late Joseon Dynasty circa 1850-1900s. The lovely piece takes a shape of a rugged mountain peak with crags and furrows, ...
Category
Late 19th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Wedding Chest, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered wedding chest dates to the early 20th century and was likely originally used as a bridewealth chest during a traditional Korean wedding ceremony. The exterior is finished with red and black lacquer and decorated with two round medallions conveying blessings of luck and longevity. The chest opens from the top, secured with a brass lock plate in the form of a butterfly, a traditional symbol of a life of prosperity and joy. Vintage newsprint...
Category
Early 20th Century Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Norigae
By Eunji Jun, Halin Lee
Located in Yongsan-Gu, KR
This lighting was designed with small tassels gathered to create the shape of a large tassel, in the sense of maximizing the original meaning of Norigae and bringing good fortune to ...
Category
2010s Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Agate, Iron
Antique Korean Embroidered Civil Rank Badge Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fine Korean silk embroidered rank badge (Hyungbae in Korean) from Joseon Dynasty circa late 19th century. The badge features a design of double flying cr...
Category
19th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Wood
Fine Korean Embroidered Military Rank Badge Joseon Dynasty One of the Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean embroidered silk rank badge (Hyungbae in Korean) from late Joseon Dynasty circa t19th century. One of a fine matching pair, the badge features des...
Category
19th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Wood
Antique Korean Ceramic Komogai Chawan with Tamagode Glaze
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic tea bowl with milky white glaze made in Korea for Japanese market circa 16-17th century.
The thinly potted bowl is in the shape called Hatazori-gata (curving-lip type) that is known as Komogai (or Kumagawa) type. It was named after the historical port of Komogai, close to Bushan in Gyongsangnam-do, southern coast of Korea, where these bowls were traded and exported to Japan in the 16-17th century. The white glaze that covers nearly the entire surface resembles the color and texture of eggshell, therefore is known as Tamago-de. This type of glaze is rather rare, and few examples exist. It was believed that the Tamago-de glaze was only made in Korea from late 16th to mid-17th century during Japan's Edo period.
The tea bowl on offer bears typical characteristic of Tamago-de glaze. The smooth milky color glaze shows a fine crackle with scattered spots of flakes exposing the dark clay underneath. The glaze on the rim was largely worn off, so was on the base. There is a subtle indentation on the bottom of the interior known as kagami (tea pool). The ring base is relatively thick compared to the base and trimmed by the potter's knife. It appears delicate to the eyes, but it feels strong in the hands.
The bowl comes with a fabric pouch...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Fine Korean Embroidered Military Rank Badge Joseon Dynasty One of the Pair
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean embroidered silk rank badge (Hyungbae in Korean) from late Joseon Dynasty circa t19th century. One of a fine matching pair, the badge featu...
Category
19th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Fabric, Silk, Wood
Korean Wedding Chest, c. 1920
Located in Chicago, IL
This lacquered wedding chest dates to the early 20th century and was likely originally used as a bridewealth chest during a traditional Korean wedding ceremony. The exterior is finished with red and black lacquer and decorated with two round medallions conveying blessings of luck (?) and longevity (?). The medallions are surrounded by raised decoration resembling folk paper-cuts in the shape of floral wreaths and phoenixes. The chest opens from the top, secured with a brass lock plate in the form of a butterfly, a traditional symbol of a life of prosperity and joy. Vintage newsprint...
Category
Early 20th Century Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Brass
Antique Elm and Iron Korean Chest, Circa 1880
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An exceptional elm wood Korean chest with hand forged iron work mounts. The original finish with beautiful grain with dovetailed corners. The front drop lid opens showing a large sto...
Category
1880s Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Iron
Antique Korean Mishma Tea Bowl Chawan Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A Korean Hori-Mishima Chawan (tea bowl) circa 16th-17th century (Joseon Dynasty). The tea bowl is of an upright conical form supported by a high foot ring. It was decorated with incised brushwood fence patterns filled with white slip on both the interior and exterior surface. These dominant motifs were spaced by three encircling double lines. Seven chrysanthemum flowers (inka) were stamped on the lower interior surrounding a swirling tea well on the bottom. There are six spur marks known as Meato in Japanese on the interior bottom and a pointy spot in the center of the foot ring known as Tokin. Two crack lines were historically repaired by superb Kintsugi, adding a mysterious wabi-sabi appeal to the piece.
The Hori-Mishima bowl was also known as Gohon Mishima. It was made in Bushan Kilns of the Southern Gyeongsang Province specifically for the Japanese market in the 16th-17th century, when the tea ceremonies in Japan demanded such ware. The bowl comes with a purple fabric pouch...
Category
17th Century Other Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Two-Panel Silk Screen from 1975
Located in Lomita, CA
This authentic two-panel Korean screen is from the 20th Century and is highlighted with the design of two painted silk screen panels over a ...
Category
20th Century Other Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Silk
Korean Buncheong Joseon Dynasty Glazed Pottery Ceramic Calligraphy Vase
Located in Studio City, CA
A beautifully glazed and colored, hand-decorated Korean Buncheong vase. Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910). Very nice patina.
We are listing it as 19th cent...
Category
19th Century Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Earthenware
Korean Ceramic Buncheong Ware Tea Bowl Early Joseon Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique Korean Buncheong stoneware tea bowl (chawan) from early Joseon Dynasty circa late 15th to early 16th century. The bowl with a short ring base is nearly entirely covered in a white slip except the base (known as sougusuri in Japanese, total glaze). Iron-colored scrolling vines were painted on with quick and deft brush strokes, rendering the bowl a vital and spontaneous appeal. It appears that the bowl was dipped in the white slip instead of being brushed on, observing from the slip pattern left on the rim of the bowl. The bowl shows significant age and evident of use for tea drinking. There are losses of glaze flakes throughout, along the rim and inside the bowl. The flake off the glaze left a dark spot on the rim, exposing the deep colored clay underneath. Inside the bowl, many of the glaze flakes appear more superficial and retains a yellowing color from the tea stains (known as amamori, rain leak). There is a historical crack line on the exterior (surface only) that result in associated small losses of glaze. It appears that the crack line was the result from the kiln firing and gradually the glaze around it started to reduce. The bowl comes with a later wrapping cloth and a wood tomobako box, but they are not original to the piece.
This particular type of Buncheong ware was associated with the Hakbong-ri kilns in the sacred Mount Gyeryong Mountains, west of Daejeon city in the Chungcheong province. During early Joseon Dynasty, the emperor decided to reject Buddhism to embrace the Confucianism. As a result, many monks were forced to abandon their religious life and returned to the secular society. The monks in Gyeryong mountains set up the kilns and started to produce this so called "Hakbong-ri" type of Buncheong ware. The production was shorted-lived for only a few decades from late 15th to early 16th century before it turned to porcelain, but the ware made during that period was noted for their fresh and enigmatic appeal with deft iron-paint decoration. Collectors cherish these rare pieces for their vitality and spontaneity often used them on important occasions of chado in Japan and passed down to generation.
For a similar bowl, see Catalog 52 illustrated on page 87 of the book "Korean Buncheong Ceramics...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Archaistic Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
Korean Caledon Vase Bottle with Kintsugi Repair Goryeo Dynasty
Located in Atlanta, GA
A ceramic wide-mouthed bottle vase covered in green celadon glaze from Goryeo dynasty circa 11-12th century. The bottle vase with such a form (mouth with wide rim, long and slender n...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Archaistic Antique Korean Asian Art and Furniture
Materials
Ceramic
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