Joseon Dynasty

A Blue and White Jar with Tigers, Joseon dynasty (19th century). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Of ovoid form, vividly painted in underglaze cobalt with two animated tigers beneath a gnarled pine tree and a collar of clouds encircling the base of the neck, all decorated with a blue-tinged transparent glaze; 12in. (30.5cm.) high . Estimate $35,000 – $40,000 Provenance: A European Private Collection  Notes: For two other jars with tigers, see Uri horangi: Seulgi euijeothan iksal The... [Lire la suite]

A Large Buncheong Stoneware Bottle, Joseon dynasty (15th-16th century). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Of pear form with cylindrical neck ending in a wide, flaring rim with bands of white-slip decoration, beginning above the foot with incised overlapping lotus leaves filled with white slip between line borders and a wide panel of "rope curtain" rising to successive bands of lappets, chrysanthemum florets and stylized leaf bands below triple lines at the rim, the mouth interior ornamented with a white-slip band of lines... [Lire la suite]

A Large Blue and White Porcelain Jar, Joseon dynasty (18th-19th century). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Well proportioned with high, rounded shoulders swelling above the tapered lower body and with straight upright neck, painted in medium tones of underglaze blue with two large foliate-shaped medallions of orchids on one side and with autumn flowers and grasses on the other, and ornamented with a cloud collar at the base of the neck and with line bands at the foot and neck; the jar also decorated with a lustrous transparent... [Lire la suite]

A Rare Massive White Porcelain Jar, Joseon dynasty (18th century). Photo Christie's Image Ltd 2013 Of distinctive proportions, with high, rounded shoulders above a tall body that tapers inward toward the foot, the upright neck slightly everted and completed by a rounded rim, the vessel decorated with a transparent glaze that exhibits a blue cast in the areas it has been more thickly applied; residue of kiln grit evident on the base and at the foot, 22 x 17 3/8in. (56 x 45cm.). Estimate $1,000,000 - $1,500,000 Note:... [Lire la suite]

Maebyeong, early 13th century. Glazed stoneware with inlaid decoration. Bequest of Charles Bain Hoyt—Charles Bain Hoyt Collection. Photo: © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. BOSTON, MASS.- A new gallery showcasing a range of Korean works of art, from ancient to contemporary, and an exhibition of rare Korean Buddhist paintings debuted on November 16 at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The Arts of Korea Gallery features a display of some 120 objects, including Buddhist paintings, celadons and other ceramics, inlaid lacquerware, gilt... [Lire la suite]

A Blue and White Porcelain Bottle with Tigers and Magpie. Joseon dynasty (19th century). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 Painted with two fanciful tigers eyeing each other below a magpie perched in a pine tree in dark and medium tones of underglaze cobalt blue, the globular body with tall neck set on a short circular foot decorated with a narrow blue line and the whole applied with a blue-tinged, lustrous clear glaze; 12 5/8in. (32.3cm.) - Estimate $25,000 - $35,000 Christie's. Japanese & Korean Art, 11... [Lire la suite]

A Large White Porcelain Jar. Joseon dynasty (18th century). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 Round, resting on a high cylindrical foot rim matching the upright cylindrical neck, the well-proportioned body decorated with a shiny transparent glaze; 12¾in. (32.5cm.) high - Estimate $30,000 - $40,000 Notes: 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 color of the jar is... [Lire la suite]

A Blue and White Porcelain Water Dropper.Joseon dynasty (19th century). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 Compressed and hexagonal, painted in underglaze blue on the top with a hexagonal panel within double lines of a dragon with flaming pearl amongst clouds, the sides painted with trigrams separated by scalloped clouds, the vessel additionally decorated with a glossy clear glaze save the inset ring foot, moulded with a short, cylindrical spout at the top edge; 2¾in. (7.2cm.) high; 4 3/8in. (11.4cm.) diameter -... [Lire la suite]

A small slip-decorated buncheong stoneware bottle. Joseon dynasty (15th-16th century). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 In the form of a rice bale, with a short flaring mouth rim, the rounded sides inlaid in white slip with a central band of diagonal dotted lines between delicate flowerhead and lotus-leaf bands, one end with a lotus-head medallion, the other with a knife-cut foot ring, the greyish stoneware applied with a green-tinged clear glaze with crackle and even lustre; 5½in. (14cm.) high; 5 5/8in. (14.3cm.)... [Lire la suite]

A White Porcelain Box for Incense. Joseon dynasty (19th century). Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2012 Of square shape fitted with a shallow, very slightly sunken cover and decorated with a blue-tinged clear glaze; 3 5/8 x 3 5/8 x 3 5/8in. (9.3 x 9.3 x 9.3cm.). Estimate $80,000 - $120,000 Notes: For other boxes, see Choson shidae moonbang jaegu The Elegant Beauty of Choson Scholars' Studies (Seoul: National Museum of Korea, 1992), pl. 531; Masterpieces from Horim Museum I(Seoul: Horim Museum,... [Lire la suite]