KOREAN ART
As the market leader in Korean art, Christie's has contributed to the growth of the market that covers ceramics, screens, hanging scrolls, contemporary paintings, lacquer and folk art. Christie's holds numerous auction records, including $8,417,500 for an iron-decorated dragon jar sold in 1996. Areas of interest to collectors are Choson period ceramics, folk art and contemporary art. Christie's holds two auctions of Korean Art a year in New York.
EXCEPTIONAL PRICES
Paekche kingdom (7th century)
Price realized: $15,755,000
Mar 2003, New York, Rockefeller Center
Choson period (18th century)
Price realized: $559,500
Sep 2002, New York, Rockefeller Center
Seated Woman and Jar
mixed media on canvas
Price realized: $1,239,500
Mar 2004, New York, Rockefeller Center
Choson period (18th century)
Price realized: $1,272,000
Mar 2007, New York, Rockefeller Center
Figures in a Landscape
oil and mixed media on board
Price realized: $806,500
Sep 2008, New York, Rockefeller Center
Joseon dynasty (19th century)
Price realized: $482,500
Sep 2008, New York, Rockefeller Center
Untitled (White porcelain jar and plum tree)
Price realized: $825,000
Mar 2008, New York, Rockefeller Center
Coming home from market
oil and mixed media on board
Price realized: $657,000
Mar 2008, New York, Rockefeller Center
Daoist Immortals on their Way to Xiwangmu’s Banquet
ink, color, and gold on silk
Price realized: $434,500
Mar 2010, New York, Rockefeller Center
Joseon dynasty (18th century)
Price realized: $662,500
Mar 2010, New York, Rockefeller Center
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