15 Centuries of Korean Art

FOR SALE:

A distinctive private collection of more than 100 Korean art objects has been gathered for your scrutiny and personal pleasure.This outstanding private collection encompasses 15 centuries of history, art, and culture.

Included in this collection are pieces of Korean stoneware, ceramics, folk paintings, screens, bronzes, calligraphy, and paintings by some of the great Korean masters, dating from the 5th century A.D.) to the beginning of the 20th century. The art collection features examples from the Silla Dynasty (57 B.C.-A.D.935), Goryeo Dynasty (935-1392) (fka: Koryo), and the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910), emphasizing the Joseon Dynasty (fka: YI) and the artists' marvelous everyday simplicity and humor, capturing the carefree, spontaneous spirit of the artists.

The following list is a sampling from the collection with concise descriptions and historical information:

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1 Stoneware Tou (or Togi as called in Korean) of the Silla Dynasty (57 B.C.-A.D.935), a semi-spherical bowl with a diameter of 13" and an overall height of 13 1/2" -$8,000
2- Assorted Celadon bowls and sizes with a variety of circle and floral designs (13th century) - $1,000 / each
3- Several Punch'ong jars, wine bottles, decorated with floral pattems cut through an over-all coating of brushed slip in sgraffiato style - (SOLD)
4 Mishima tea bowl with a celadon glaze, a stamped motif with chrysanthemums, inlaid with brushed white slip (15th century) - (SOLD)
5 A pear-shaped wine bottle decorated with two large fish painted in iron brown with a white under-glaze, 11" (15th century) - (SOLD)
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Celadon Ido tea bowl (16th century) - $1,500
7a Porcelain vases and a pair of matching bottles with dark brown glaze (16th century) - $1,500
7b Porcelain vases and a pair of matching bottles with dark brown glaze (16th century) - $2,000
8 Honey jars with faceted sides and a dark brown glaze, speckled with light brown spots and splashes (ame-yu) (17th/18th century) - $2,000, $1,500
9 Bronze mirror, diameter of 9 1/4", decorated with two dragons chasing flaming pearls in high relief circled by a series of flying clouds with a chrysanthemum flower at the center - $5,000
10 Bronze mirror, diameter of 8 1/4", depicting a holy man by syrnbols of strength, virility, and knowledge with deciples, rabbits, trees, a temple, and a dragon running through water under a bridge, all done in high relief (15th/16th century) - $5,000
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An eight panel screen with black monochrome peonies and rocks with two verses of Chinese poetry on each panel (42" x 12") not including the frames, painted by Chu-Ye Shik and his courtesy name was Nam Nok (17th/18th century) - $7,000
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An eight panel screen, ink on silk, 18th century folk paintings of lotus flowers, fish, crab and shrimp, each panel measures (26" x 12 3/4") not including the frames - $20,000
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A six panel screen that depicts 51 Taoist priests and disciples in a celebration of knowledge and life (20th century) - (SOLD)
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A four panel screen by Hur Mi-San, son of So-Chi, with eight album leaves depicting various flowers, and birds with ink and color on paper (19th century) - $10,000
15 A landscape by Yi In-Mun (1745 -1821 ) painted in ink and light color within a circular rondel two scholars converse before thatched cottages, cluster of trees, water falls, hills, inscription followed by two of the artist's seals - $4,000
16 A landscape by An Chung-sik (1861-1919), a round album leaf depicting a winding path amid trees and hills, two small thatched cottages with inscription and artist's signature and seals - $5,000
17 A landscape by Yi Sang-bom (1879-1972) painted in ink and light color depicting fishermen in a small boat near the shore of a lake, rapids, two thatched cottages, trees, with with the artist's signature and two seals - (NFS)
18a Two landscapes by Hur So-chi (1808-1893) depicting a fisherman in a boat, trees, thatched cottages, mountains and pavillions with So-chi's square and round seals - $7,500
18b Two landscapes by Hur So-chi (1808-1893) depicting a fisherman in a boat, trees, thatched cottages, mountains and pavillions with So-chi's square and round seals - $7,500
19 Monochrome bamboo growing beside a rock by Hur So-chi, followirlg the traditional Chinese style with a calligraphy verse and the artist's seal and signature - $8,000
20 A hanging scroll by Lee Dong-myung (ca. 1750), laid down and framed, painted in ink and light color on silk with inscription and two seals of the artist, a landscape with a sage sitting under a pine tree and an attendant making tea and in the distance are sailing boats, towering mountains and the style is after Wang Yuan-chi of China - $12,000
21a A pair of 18th/19th century folk paintings, a scene in the Diamond Mountains and a love soene of a boy meeting a girl over the wall of a courtyard, while the younger brother of tne girl is reporting the incident to the father - $4,000
21b A pair of 18th/19th century folk paintings, a scene in the Diamond Mountains and a love soene of a boy meeting a girl over the wall of a courtyard, while the younger brother of tne girl is reporting the incident to the father - $4,000
22a Five genre paintings (18th century) depicting the life of Korea showing people traveling among mountains and rivers, courtesans or court ladies smokinq opium pipes and playing garnes no longer found in Korea, after the style of Sin yun-bok (1758) - $12,000
22b Five genre paintings (18th century) depicting the life of Korea showing people traveling among mountains and rivers, courtesans or court ladies smokinq opium pipes and playing garnes no longer found in Korea, after the style of Sin yun-bok (1758) - $12,000
23a Two Imperial Edicts written in Chinese characters, appointments to the Privy Council of the Imperial Court (late 19th century) with excellent calligraphy and large Imperial Seals of Korea - $3,000
23b Two Imperial Edicts written in Chinese characters, appointments to the Privy Council of the Imperial Court (late 19th century) with excellent calligraphy and large Imperial Seals of Korea - $3,000
24a Numerous 19th century folk paintings depicting flowers, birds, fish, trees and an integration of the art and the people's daily existence
24b Numerous 19th century folk paintings depicting flowers, birds, fish, trees and an integration of the art and the people's daily existence
24c Numerous 19th century folk paintings depicting flowers, birds, fish, trees and an integration of the art and the people's daily existence
24d Numerous 19th century folk paintings depicting flowers, birds, fish, trees and an integration of the art and the people's daily existence

The timeless beauty and excellent quality of this art is guaranteed to captivate your attention.

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