Pr. Korean Scholar Chests "Mungap", Burlwood front & White Brass
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All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Furniture : Pre 1920 item #1325584
Antique Korean three section lacquer cabinet, with elaborate inlaid scenes of various birds, deer, fish, and flowers. Auspicious creatures with fish tails, turtle shells, and the head of mammals are also seen in several panels. Brass hardware decorates the pieces such as butterfly shaped lockplates and hinges. Each section has double doors with wonderful paintings inside each door, depicting various scenes of nature and happy school children. 19th century Size: 69" H x 39" W x 21" D
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Furniture : Pre 1920 item #1318700
Antique Korean money trunk or chest made with a beautiful lacquered hardwood, iron fittings along the sides and iron latch in front. Size: 12" H, 30" L, 13" D
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Furniture : Pre 1920 item #1318427
Antique Korean two section kitchen chest with lattice style double doors, small drawers, hinged doors on bottom with stand, a roomy interior, beautiful, dark lacquer hardwood. 19th Century (circa 1920's) Size: 70.5" H, 40.5" W, 17.5" D
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Furniture : Pre 1920 item #1308501
Korean kitchen cabinet in traditional style, made of (Keyaki hardwood) elm wood, sliding panels are slatted and backed with rice paper. Small drawers on top and middle (including 2 hidden drawers!). Open storage area behind the traditionally slatted sliding doors. Charming piece with great storage options. 20th Century, very well built. Dimensions: 65" high x 37 3/4" wide x 17 1/4" deep.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Furniture : Pre 1910 item #1256168
Korean two-unit stacked chest (ichung nong) with beautiful persimmon wood front panels, and a fruitwood frame. brass hardware, four rectangular top drawers with brass bat-shaped handles, and a set of hinged drawers on each unit with a large brass butterfly lock in the center and brass butterfly hinges. The Korean word for 'bat' is a homophone for the Chinese word for 'good fortune', so bats are considered a good luck charm, and butterflies represent happiness...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Furniture : Pre 1920 item #1255856 (stock #1134)
Early 20th Century Large Black-Lacquered Mother-of-Pearl Box, in fair condition with much loss of the mother-of-pearl. The brass hardware is old but is not original. 31.5 x 18.5 x 16.5 inches, 80 x 47 x 42 cm.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Furniture : Pre 1920 item #1251229
Korean kitchen chest decorated with beautiful brass hardware. It has two sets of hinged doors with brass handles decorated with flora designs, and four drawers, each with a small bat shaped handle. The Korean word for 'bat' is a homophone for the Chinese word for 'good fortune', so bats are considered a good luck charm. Size: 50.25" height, 39.25" width, 18.75" depth
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Furniture : Pre 1900 item #1250580
Antique Korean beautiful personal chest, 3 sets of cabinet doors open to 3 small compartments, 6 small drawers, 2 open display areas, beautiful elm wood burl on cabinet doors, beautiful brass hardware, late 19th century. Size: 21" high x 36 3/4" wide x11" deep.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Furniture : Pre 1920 item #1248407
Korean bed-side chest for personal use, beautiful traditional Korean wood inlay, chaste brass hardware with large butterfly lock and series of smaller butterflies for hinges, early 20th century. Size: 25" high x 35" wide x 16 1/2" deep.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Furniture : Pre 1900 item #1237373
Small Korean rectangular stand made of elm wood, elegant lines and design, beautiful patina with traces of red lacquer, very simple and useful, 19th century. 11" high x 19 1/4" wide x 13 3/4" deep.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Furniture : Pre 1900 item #1186231
A small Korean three drawer chest with brass fittings on the corners of the chest. The chest was originally from Roger Barber Imports. Age: 19th century, Chosun Dynasty. Size: Length 12.25" Width 9.75" Height 10.75"
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Furniture : Pre 1900 item #1185016
A rustic and simple Korean Bandagi chest made of elm wood. The exterior of the chest contains decorative iron fittings and handles. The interior of the chest contains three small drawers on the top area of the interior and a large space below to store a blanket. Age: 19th century. Size: Length 31.25' x Width 15.25" x Height 23"
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Furniture : Pre 1910 item #1161680
Antique Korean three section chest with beautiful inlay on black lacquer. The top section has three small drawers along the top, decorated with inlay in a geometric pattern. The cabinet doors are decorated inside with scenes of birds on branches. The other panels are decorated with landscapes, scenes of birds, and other animals. Choson period, circa 1900. It measures 20" deep 68" tall 40.25" wide.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Furniture : Pre 1900 item #1149370
Antique Korean duijo (grain storage trunk), with nice elm wood panel on front, opens from top to large compartment, with traditional Korean lock and key, 19th century. Size: 37 1/2" high x 38 1/4" wide x 27 1/2" deep.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Furniture : Pre 1910 item #1142668
Antique Korean traditional bandaji (blanket storage chest) that is also a fold out secretary desk with 5 small drawers and organizational compartments, exterior has beautiful cut out hardware with intricate filigree and birds, large handles and lock, circa 1900. Size: 44" high (44 1/2" high with lock) x 40 1/4" wide x 20" deep (when closed).
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Furniture : Pre 1900 item #1035573 (stock #832)
A Korean Find/Old Paulownia Wood Scholar’s Desk : Korean, Joseon period , 19th century The paulownia wood writing (reading) desk raised on four bracket feet, the rectangular desk with flat top and two rectangular draws on the bottom and a big open space for a inkstone, papers and etc.below the flat top, the draws mounted with ring pulls, this table covered overall with aged natural patina. It’s in fine condition without any typical damages, Measurements; 72.5cm ...
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Furniture : Pre 1900 item #1033552 (stock #833)
A Korean Rare/Fine Scholar’s Wood Bookshelf Chest: Korean, Joseon period, 19th century The paulownia wood surfaces ot the rectangular chest covered by old aged natural patina, mounted with metal fittings, the two central and rectangular hinged doors, and mounted with metal hinges and lock attacked to the lockplate the two doors opening to the double inner horizontal compartments set. It’s in fine condition with aged natural patina. Measurements; 86cm x 42.5cm x 70cm h.
All Items : Antiques : Regional Art : Asian : Korean : Furniture : Pre 1900 item #957779 (stock #0436)
19th Century Korean Black Lacquered Mirror Box with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay of a pair of cranes, representing longevity and marital bliss, and peaches of immortality and abundant and propitious floral and geometric patterns. As is usually the case, the mirror is replaced. 9 x 7.5 x 4.5 inches, 23 x 19 x 11.5 cm.