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Rare Korean Shaman's Fan Painting used for Home Rituals
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Pre 1950 item# 803314 (stock# 0200)
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This Korean Shaman's Fan Painting (Songsubuchae) is a rare piece that would have been used by the Mudang (Shaman) for rituals conducted in homes. The center figure is Amitabha Buddha (Korean: Amit Bul) Buddha flanked by his two disciples, Ananda (left) and Mahakasyapa (right). Ananda is the most attentive of Buddha's disciples and has the best memory. The preservation of many of Buddha's early teachings is attributed to Ananda's devoted retention. Mahakasyapa was chosen by Buddha as a disciple who truly understood him and who was worthy to be his successor. Buddha entrusted to Mahakasyapa the way which focuses on experience rather than scriptures or creeds. Next to them are Yongwang the Dragon God of the Sea and Sanshin the Mountain Spirit with a Tiger. The figures from the left are General Janggun who protects the Shaman from evil spirits, Daegam the foreman of the spirits of the home, and Kwan Ti the God of War stroking his beard. On the right we have the Shaman holding a ritual fan with Dodangsin the protector of the village on her left, and the Sun and Moon Spirits on her right. The seven stars represent the Sven Stars Spirit which comes from Taoism and is very important in the Korean Shaman's syncretic pantheon. The fan the Shaman is holding has a picture of the Sambul trinity who govern childbirth, life, and agriculture. This powerful painting is filled with potent figures and magical symbolism. Frame: 38 x 24 inches, 97 x 61 cm; Painting: 29 inches (74cm) across x 15 inches (38cm) high.
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Pomegranates Painting and Calligraphy by Kim Yong Jin
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Pre 1960 item# 1006521 (stock# 0561)
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Pomegranates Painting and Poem celebrating his 80th Birthday, by Kim Yong Jin (1879-1968), considered the last of the literati painters. His paintings are collected and admired by Koreans for capturing the spiritual essence of the scholar gentleman. The pomegranates, with their many seeds, is a symbol of fertility or productivity or great bounty. An appropriate subject for the one of Korea's most popular and most beloved artists to portray as he celebrates his 80th year. Ink and colors on paper with a silk mount. There is a one-inch tear in the bottom right corner of the mount that can be very easily repaired (see the bottom right corner of photo #2 here). The rest of the mount, and the painting itself, is in Excellent Condition. Mounting: 81.5 x 17 inches, 207 x 43 cm; Painting: 52 x 13 inches, 132 x 33 cm.
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Inspiring Painting of an Eternally Mated Crane Couple
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Pre 1900 item# 996142 (stock# 0473)
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An Inspirational 19th Century Korean Painting filled with Symbolism of Love and Long Life. A Crane Couple, symbol of longevity and of love when they are paired like this, look deeply into each other's eyes, as they stand on a branch of a pine tree, a symbol of steadfastness. The pine tree reaches into the heavens and into the beautiful clouds, a symbol of Heaven, all under the loving eye of the Sun, another symbol of long life. Beneath their feet grow red pullocho, the mythical longevity plant. Cranes mate for life, and are a symbol of eternal love. A gorgeous and lovingly rendered example of Korean folk art at its finest and most inspired. The framing mat has been cut open and needs to be replaced. I have left it alone so you can decide what color and pattern of mat to use. Mat replacement is quite inexpensive. Frame: 47.5 x 24.5 inches, 121 x 62 cm; Painting: 33 x 17 inches, 84 x 43 cm. Mineral pigments on paper.
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Painting of Chicks from Historic Bando Hotel Gallery
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Pre 1970 item# 990796 (stock# 0457)
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A beautiful painting and a piece of important Korean history. The pair of chicks are wonderfully rendered with their bodies done entirely in ink wash without outline. Color is used for their beaks and legs. This painting was sold in the 1960's at the old, legendary, and now non-existent Bando Hotel Gallery, and bears the old Bando Gallery tag in the back. Bando was near the old American Embassy and was the only Korean gallery with the foresight to sell, during his lifetime, the paintings of Park Soo Keun, now Korea's most famous (and most expensive) artist. Buyers of his paintings were almost entirely American GI's and diplomats, and his paintings, which now sell for millions of dollars, sold for $50 - $100 at that time. Some of them still bear their old price tags in the back, and they all used very cheap frames and particle board, as Park Soo Keun was quite poor. This painting is connected to this important history. Sadly, the Bando Hotel was torn down in the 1970's to make way for the Lotte Hotel. I have not been able to identify the seals on this beautiful painting, I am sorry to say. Ink and color on paper. Frame: 24.5 x 12.5 inches, 62 x 32 cm; Painting: 16 x 6 inches, 40 x 15 cm.
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Deity Generals of the Five Directions Painting w/ Gold
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Pre 1970 item# 961490 (stock# 0446)
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Obang Sinjang, Deity Generals of the Five Directions (North, South, East, West, and Center) drives away evil spirits from every direction. The winged-hat figure in the center is the Heavenly Dragon General Dongjin Posal holding a Kumgangjo weapon. He is a mixture of a Buddhist Bodhisattva and a shaman deity, typical of the open-minded syncretism of Korean native religion. His winged hat allows him to fly up to Heaven or down to Hell. The Guardians of the Five Directions is rooted in Taoist belief in the sacred number 5, as in the Five Elements, Five Sacred Colors, etc. A very colorful depiction of the Five Generals. Most Five Generals paintings have the generals in Chinese costume, but the generals here are in old and beautiful Korean military costume. Gold, ink and colors on silk. 28.5 x 17 inches, 72.5 x 43 cm (plus margins).
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Rare Old Chaekkori, Korean Scholar's Items Screen
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Pre 1920 item# 935469 (stock# 0412)
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Six-Panel Chaekkori Screen. Old Chaekkori (Korean Scholar's Items Screen) like this are rare. This is the oldest Chaekkori that we have ever offered for sale. Chaekkori, screens depicting books and scholar's items, are abundant with symbols of diligence, motivation, good fortune and virtue. Chaekkori Screens are uniquely Korean, despite the fact that many of the items depicted in a Chaekkori are Chinese. The Choson Dynasty Korean scholar had much respect for Chinese art and learning, but expressed that admiration in a uniquely Korean manner through Chaekkori. We see items here that indicate refined comfort, but more important than the sense of gentility that is conveyed, is the ideal of self-improvement to which everyone could aspire: rich or poor, young or old. Though the items depicted were not readily available to the poor, the Chaekkori could inspire them nonetheless. Adults enjoyed them, but they would also be placed in children's rooms to teach them the value and beauty of culture and learning. French artists as early as the 1880's saw ideas in this genre that they imported into their own art. 106 x 73 inches, 269 x 185.5 cm.
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