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Sumptuous Korean Bandaji with Mother-of-pearl Inlaid Double Happiness Characters

Ca. 1860, Yi Dynasty; black lacquer, chestnut wood; iron fittings H: 34”, L: 37”, D: 19.75” This big Bandaji (meaning…

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Exceptional Korean “Dragon-wood” Scholar’s Book Chest

Circa 1850 or earlier; Zelkova wood, iron fittings; found on Kang Wha Island.               …

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Exceptional Korean “Dragon Wood” Scholar’s Book Chest

1850 or earlier; chestnut or zelkova with dragon pattern grains; primitive iron fittings; found on Kang Wha Island.  H: 36″,…

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Unusual Korean Cheon Chu Chest With Significant Motifs

Ca 1870; pear wood and chestnut for front and sides, elm as secondary wood, carved metalwork with significant motifs; oil…

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Rare Korean Nobleman’s Double Dragons Low Desk

1880. Circa 1880, Yi Dynasty; black lacquer, pear wood, mother-of-pearl, yellow brass, silk lining; certified.  30″w, 14″ d, 18.5″ h…

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Rare Korean Split-bamboo Basketry Double-unit Chest

, Yi Dynasty. Circa 1870                               …

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Exceptional Korean Blanket Chest with Inlaid Chinese “Fortune” Characters

purityp Circa 1860; black lacquer on chestnut wood frame, pear wood inlay; Kang Wha Island, Korea.  One hundred Chinese characters…

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Rare Korean “Double Happiness” Wedding Chest with White Brass

Circa 1870, Yi Dynasty; chestnut and pear wood, rare white brass, found on Kanghwa Island, Korea, Certified. This chest made…

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Exceptional Korean Blanket Chest with Inlaid Taoist Motifs

Ca. 1870, Yi Dynasty; chestnut wood, iron fittings, oil finish Size: L. 35.5″ W. 16.5″ H. 36″ This chest is…

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Rare Korean Medicine and Document Storage Cabinet

Circa 1860, Yi Dynasty; probably made in Cholla or Kyongsang Province but found in Kanghwa Island Persimmon and gingko wood,…

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