Rare Old Chaekkori, Korean Scholar's Items Screen
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Pre 1910 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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Ten Panel Nature Painting Screen by Kye Hyang
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Pre 1900 item# 871362 (stock# 0336)
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Ten Panel Nature Painting Screen by Kye Hyang, a late 19th Century painter from Pyongyang, North Korea, who studied with Yang Ki Fun and was a brilliant Korean nature painter. This rare screen is a beautiful example of his work and a fine example of Choson Dynasty scholar painting filled with auspicious symbols from nature that were an inspiration and motivation to the scholar's life of devoted learning. Ink on silk. 154 x 68.75 inches, 391 x 175 cm; each panel: 68.75 x 15.25 inches (end panels 68.75 x 16 inches), 175 x 39 cm (end panels 175 x 41 cm); each painting: 41.5 x 11 inches, 105 x 28 cm.
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Rare 18th Century Korean Folk Painting of a Falcon
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Pre 1800 item# 871357 (stock# G004)
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Rare 18th Century Korean Folk Painting of a Falcon over a Home in the Mountains. This sublime and rare work of art has a gorgeously aged patina that adds to the mystery of the beautiful composition of a falcon perched high in a tree peering down on a solitary house in the woods along a mountain road. In Korea, the falcon is a talisman that dispels evil. Here he watches over and protects the home. Ink on paper. Frame: 36.5h x 19.75w inches, 93h x 50w cm; Painting: 23.75h x 12.5w inches, 60.5h x 32w cm.
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Korean Military Officer's Tiger Hunting Screen
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Pre 1910 item# 917629 (stock# 0402)
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This Old Korean Tiger Hunting Screen would have been displayed in a military officers' conference room or an officer's home. In spite of the Mongols' brutal occupation of Korea in the 13th Century, Koreans maintained great admiration for Mongolian hunting and equestrian skills, as shown by this Korean screen of Mongolians hunting deer, boar, and tiger (Koreans painted tigers with stripes and with spots). This screen is special because the landscape, unlike other Korean hunting screens, is not the barren plain, sandy-hilled landscape of Mongolia. It is actually a specific and beautifully rendered mountain range in Seoul, Korea: In Wang San. We are limited to 6 photos on this site, so if you'd like to see a photo of the dated inscription on the back, please email us. Display options with this screen are very flexible. It is mounted so that it may be hung from the wall, or sit on the floor, or sit on a table top. 56 x 34.5 inches, 142 x 88 cm.
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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 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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Deity Generals of the Five Directions Painting w/ Gold
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Pre 1960 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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Calligraphy by Korean Master Kim Ok Gyoun (1851-1894)
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Pre 1900 item# 937966 (stock# 0426)
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Calligraphy by Korean Master Kim Ok Gyoun (1851-1894). The last photo here shows a much shorter work by Kim Ok Gyoun that was estimated at $3000 in a 2004 Korean auction. Kim was the JFK of Korea, in that he was a brilliant young man who earned the highest scores on his public service exams, and he was a government official who was assassinated at a young age because of his progressive politics. This is a lengthy piece for Kim Ok Gyoun, making it a rare find. It is further an important piece because it is a well-rendered and beautiful ode to calligraphy itself, that translates as follows: The benefits of calligraphy are self-cultivation and a cleansing of the heart and mind. Each word has the image and fragrance of a flower, derived from the character of the brush and the fragrance of the ink. If the calligrapher's heart and mind are aligned to The Way, then they will resemble jade in its raw state as it is found in the mountains and villages. 38 x 12.25 inches, 96.5 x 31 cm; Mount 66.5 x 17.5 inches, 169 x 44.5 cm.
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