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JOSEON DYNASTY (19TH CENTURY)
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USD 12,000 – USD 22,000
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A WHITE PORCELAIN CIRCULAR INCENSE HOLDER WITH A DRAGONClosed: 18 Mar 2025
JOSEON DYNASTY (19TH CENTURY)
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Lot 333
AN IMPORTANT WHITE PORCELAIN MOON JAR
JOSEON DYNASTY (18TH CENTURY)
EstimateUSD 1,800,000 – USD 2,500,000
Price realisedUSD 2,833,000
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Lot 334
A LARGE CAST IRON HEAD OF BUDDHA
GORYEO DYNASTY (10TH-11TH CENTURY)
EstimateUSD 50,000 – USD 70,000
Price realisedUSD 107,100
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Lot 335
SAMYEONG DAESA YUJEONG (1544-1610)
Calligraphy - In Praise of Kocho
EstimateUSD 20,000 – USD 30,000
Price realisedUSD 88,200
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Lot 337
LEE HAN-CHEOL (1808-1857)
Hawk and pine tree
EstimateUSD 3,000 – USD 5,000
Price realisedUSD 17,640
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Lot 339
ANONYMOUS (18TH-19TH CENTURY)
Assembled letters by government officials
EstimateUSD 6,000 – USD 8,000
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Lot 340
AFTER FERDINAND VERBIEST (1623-1688; REPRINTED IN KOREA, 1860)
Kunyu quantu (Full Map of the World)
EstimateUSD 5,000 – USD 7,000
Price realisedUSD 13,860
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Lot 341
ANONYMOUS (19TH CENTURY)
Gwakbunyang Haengnakdo (Guo Fenyang’s Enjoyment of Life)
EstimateUSD 30,000 – USD 40,000
Price realisedUSD 113,400
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Lot 342
LEE JUNGSEOP (1916-1956)
Autograph letters signed 'Papa' to his younger son
EstimateUSD 50,000 – USD 70,000
Price realisedUSD 63,000
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