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Large Temple Painting of the Bodhisattva of Hell
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Pre 1900 item# 1116764 (stock# 0868)
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Korean Art and Antiques
917-675-1369
$8000
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Museum Quality Late 19th Century Korean Temple Painting of Jijang (the Bodhisattva of Hell) with the Seven Stars Spirit (Chilseong), with original temple inscription. This painting came from the Myonbu-jon Hall of the Underworld of a large Buddhist temple. The center figure in this painting is Jijang Bosal (Sanskrit: Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva), who postponed his own ascension to Heaven to relieve and rescue souls from Hell. He holds in his left hand the cintamani wish-granting pearl that lights up the darkness of Hell. The seven figures to his left and the seven figures to his right represent Chilseong, the Seven Stars Spirit of the Big Dipper. Chilseong controls people's destinies. To Jijang's left in the front row is the monk Tao-ming (Korean: Tomyong) who was once a Tang prince, and to Jijang's right in the front row is the demon king Poisonless (Korean: Mudok Kwiwang). The painting is in good condition. The frame is is partially separated from the painting. This is easy to repair, but we have not done so, as you may want to replace the frame. The frames on Korean Buddhist temple paintings are almost never original, as they were not framed originally, so it is perfectly fine to replace the frame. Colors on silk. Frame: 53.75 x 46.25 inches, 136.5 x 117.5 cm; Painting: 45.75 x 37.75 inches, 116 x 96 cm.
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19th Century Hwajodo Bird and Flower Screen Painting
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Pre 1900 item# 1079819 (stock# 0780)
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917-675-1369
$7500
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19th Century Hwajodo Bird and Flower Screen Painting filled with beauty and symbolism. The geese, swallows, sparrows, chickens, and yellow sparrows are all paired here to symbolize love. The peonies are a symbol of love and prosperity. The rocks in each painting are a symbol of eternity. So peonies with rocks combine to grant wishes for eternal love. The yellow sparrows have special symbolism. The word for yellow sparrows is hwangjak, which sounds like hwanjak, meaning great pleasure and profound happiness. Geese mate for life and are a symbol of marital fidelity. The rooster and hen are ancient guardian figures. The swallow is a symbol of beauty and delight. This screen would have been displayed at a wedding, and then moved to the couple's home for them to cherish all of their lives. Colors on silk. Total Dimensions: 97 x 60.5 inches, 246.5 x 153.5 cm; Each Painting: 31.75 x 11.5 inches, 81 x 29 cm.
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Woo Jong Taek, Large Painting, Ink and Acrylic on Paper
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Contemporary item# 949047 (stock# 0432)
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Korean Art and Antiques
917-675-1369
$7000
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Woo Jong Taek paints on both sides of the paper, combining the ancient techniques of Koryo Dynasty Buddhist painting with modern techniques to render compositions that are deeply contemplative meditations on our modern times, casting the 21st Century everyman as Bodhisattva. Woo is in touch with Korea's ancient history while he is also informed by the modern minjung 'people's movement' in art, offering us a thoughtful and unique way to see our world. Ink and Acrylic on Paper. 60 x 60 inches, 150 x 150 cm. Korean Contemporary Art
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Large Painting of a Dragon Flying Through the Clouds
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Pre 1900 item# 1105047 (stock# 0840)
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917-675-1369
$5000
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Large Antique Korean Painting of a Dragon Flying Through the Clouds. A marvelous rendering of Korea's most beloved ancient deity, the dragon rain god who brings both rain and good fortune. His face is delightful and his body writhes with energy, as he chases the red flaming magic pearl though the sky. Because he brings rain, which gives life and growth to all living things, the dragon is a symbol of creation, growth, and fertility. Therefore, the dragon god was the most important deity in the old agrarian Korean society. This is truly Korean folk art at it's very best! Frame: 53 x 30.25 inches, 135 x 77 cm; Painting: 44 x 24 inches, 112 x 61.
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Lee Sung O, Kokktu - Eternal Figures
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Contemporary item# 828515 (stock# 0253)
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917-675-1369
$5000
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Lee Sung O's innovative paper assemblage, Kokktu - Eternal Figures (Kokktu are traditional Korean funerary figures) 31.5 x 31.5 inches, 80 x 80 cm. Lee's work is in the permanent collection of many major museums, including the National Museum of Contemporary Art in Seoul, and he has an excellent auction record, with not a single work going unsold in the many major auctions that have listed his work over the last several years, including Christie's. The Korean Contemporary Art scene is abuzz with the name Lee Sung O, winner of the Seoul Arts Center Young Artist Prize. It is that he is an old spirit with a young mind. While so many young Korean artists are looking to the West for guidance, Lee Sung O has found inspiration in the soulful symbolism of traditional Korean folk art. His work is a most inventive and unrestrained interpretation of this tradition, true to the creative spirit of Korean folk art. He has created an entirely new technique of gluing stacks of colored paper together, soaking, drying, and cutting the stacks into strips, and then assembling them so that only the edge of the paper is visible, creating exciting works of great textural density that are composed entirely of the paper’s edge. His work uses an everyday material to make us look at objects (and the world) from a different viewpoint and in an entirely new way, reminding us that innovation and beauty shouldn’t be forced or contrived and needn’t be sought in unknown regions, but can be rooted in tradition and found naturally.
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Assembled Spirits, Very Large Painting by Ahn Moon Hoon
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Contemporary item# 1120639 (stock# 0883)
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917-675-1369
$5000
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Paintings by Ahn Moon Hoon sell very well at auctions in Korea. His popularity is attributed to the deeply spiritual nature of his paintings, and his textured, three-dimensional paper surfaces. This really is an exceptional example of his work, with a beautifully saturated palette and a vibrant aura. The design and colors of the large wood frame are also wonderful and perfect. The asking price here is much lower than it would be at auction in Korea, especially for such a fine and very large example. Frame: 75.75 x 60.5 inches, 192.5 x 154.5 cm; Painting: 64.5 x 49 inches, 164 x 124.5 cm.
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