Joseon Dynasty

Lot 530. A copper-red and blue and white peach-shaped waterdropper, Joseon dynasty, 19th century. Height 4 1/8  in., 10.5 cm. Estimate 10,000 — 15,000 USD. Lot Sold 12,500 USD. © Sotheby's. modeled as an auspicious peach resting on top of its wide stem forming a foot ring, the two incised leaves on both sides of the fruit in underglaze blue and the stem, tip and florets in underglaze copper red, two Japanese wood boxes (5). Note: Naturalistically modeled and successfully fired... [Lire la suite]

Lot 529. A blue and white 'dragon' jar, Joseon dynasty, early 19th century. Height 15 3/4  in., 40 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot Sold 75,000 USD. © Sotheby's. of ovoid form, vividly painted in underglaze blue with four-clawed dragons among clouds, all decorated with a blue-tinged transparent glaze, Japanese wood box (3). Note: Broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted jars such as the present example were popular in Korea during the 17th-19th centuries when they were used as storage... [Lire la suite]

Lot 117. A Reticulated White Porcelain Brush Holder, Joseon dynasty (19th century); 4 in. (10.2 cm.) high. Estimate USD 6,000 - USD 8,000. Price realised USD 10,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2016 Cylindrical pierced form, molded with grape vine with incised details and applied with a transparent glaze; recessed base glazed, foot rim unglazed.  Christie's. An Inquiring Mind: American Collecting of Japanese and Korean Art, New York, 15 April 2016

Lot 106. A Blue and White Porcelain Bowl, Joseon dynasty (19th century); 11 ¼ in. (28.6 cm.) diameter. Estimate USD 25,000 - USD 35,000. Price realised USD 25,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2016 The circular deep bowl with extended rim, set on a short ring foot, decorated in underglaze-blue with a fish, water-weed and stylized clouds, exterior undecorated, applied with a clear glaze.  Christie's. An Inquiring Mind: American Collecting of Japanese and Korean Art, New... [Lire la suite]

Lot 99. A Punch'ong bottle vase, Joseon Dynasty (15th - 16th century); 12 ¼ in. (31.1 cm.) high. Estimate USD 140,000 - USD 160,000. Price realised USD 149,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2016 The ovoid body with flared neck set on a short circular foot, decorated with thick white slip and incised lines with two large fish with spiky fins and stylized water-weeds, applied with a glossy clear glaze, the body with two sealed characters, one possibly "king" and another unidentified, the foot... [Lire la suite]

Lot 50. A Korean blue and white faceted bottle vase, Joseon dynasty, 18th century. Height 9 1/4  in., 23.5 cm. Estimate 50,000 — 70,000 USD. Lot sold 161,000 USD. © Sotheby's of ovoid form with eight facets, the narrow neck flaring to a lipped rim, freely painted in underglaze-blue with sprays of asters and orchids, supported on a gently tapered foot, Japanese wood box (4). Provenance: Mayuyama & Co., Ltd. Tokyo, acquired between 1960-1969. ... [Lire la suite]

Lot 49. A Korean white-glazed faceted brush pot, Joseon dynasty, 18th century. Height 4 1/4  in., 10.8 cm. Estimate 20,000 — 30,000 USD. Lot sold 30,000 USD. © Sotheby's potted with ten facets, the sides gently rising towards the flared mouth, supported on a circular foot ring, covered with a thick unctuous glaze except for the unglazed base. Provenance: Mayuyama & Co., Ltd., Tokyo, acquired between 1960-1969. Sotheby's. Fine Chinese... [Lire la suite]

Lot 352. A Buncheong slip-decorated stoneware bottle vase, Joseon Dynasty, 15th-16th century; 8 5/8 in. (21.9 cm.) high. Estimate USD 40,000 - USD 60,000. Price realised USD 56,250. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Of flattened globular form rising from a high splayed foot to the cylindrical neck that ends in a rolled lip, cut in the white slip applied to the body with lotus arabesques with incised-line details and applied with a celadon-tinged clear glaze, the circular foot rim unglazed. Literature: Tanabe... [Lire la suite]

Lot 353. A Buncheong slip-decorated stoneware bottle Joseon Dynasty, 15th-16th century; 8 ¼ in. (21 cm.) high. Estimate USD 50,000 - USD 70,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Of ovoid form rising from a short circular foot to the cylindrical neck, decorated with white slip and incised on one side with a toad on a leaf and on the opposite side with a stylized large flower. Christie's. Japanese and Korean Art, New York, 19 March 2019

Lot 354. A Large White Porcelain Jar, Joseon dynasty, 18th century; 13 in. (33 cm.) high. Estimate USD 50,000 - USD 70,000. © Christie's Images Ltd 2019 Of lantern form set on a short circular foot and with tall, upright rim with flat mouth, decorated with a clear glaze of blue cast and variegated crackle, foot rim unglazed. Note: For another moon jar, see Kumja Paik Kim, The Art of Korea: Highlights from the Collection of San Francisco's Asian Art Museum, pl. 31. The catalogue entry remarks that the white... [Lire la suite]