


The piece is real from late Qing Dynasty. This figure represents the well-known Buddhist master Damo, the founder of Zen Buddhism in China during the 6th century. or Chinese Chocolate Brown Glazed Vase or Bottle.From the local estate of a Chinese Collector (he paid $650 for it many years ago).Ĭondition Good Condition with wear, misshaped, the rim / neck is damaged & has been restored (see photos).Īmazing Chinese Shiwan Glazed Ware, Buddhist Zen master Damo, Qing Dynasty. By the time of the Choson ruler King Sngjong (147094), a bureaucratic system. Scholarship flourished under the Choson dynasty, and in 1443, during the reign of King Sejong, the Korean phonetic alphabet, Hangul (hangl), was invented. Choson's administration was modeled after the Chinese bureaucracy, and Neo-Confucianism was adopted as the ideology of the state and society.Under the previous dynasties, ownership of land was concentrated in the hands of a few high-ranking bureaucrats, but Yi Sng-gye (who ruled as King Taejo) and his successors redistributed the land throughout the various levels of officialdom, creating a new aristocracy of scholar-officials called the yangban. The regime is also frequently referred to as the Yi dynasty, for its ruling family.General Yi established close relationships with the neighbouring Ming dynasty (13681644) of China, which considered Korea a client state, and Chinese cultural influences were very strong during this period. Yi Sng-gye, who established the capital at Hanyang (present-day Seoul), the kingdom was named Choson for the state of the same name that had dominated the Korean peninsula in ancient times. References: Chosn dynasty Chosn dynasty, also called Yi dynasty, the last and longest-lived imperial dynasty (1392-1910) of Korea. Good Condition:With wear, misshaped, the rim / neck is damaged & has been restored (see last 4 pictures).

Exact age unknown, but it appears to be 300-600 years old. CHOCOLATE GLAZED BOTTLE - YI (CHOSEON) DYN. Thick Brown Stoneware or Pottery with Dark Chocolate Brown Glazes with an old dealer price tags that reads: " KOREAN. From the USA local estate of a Chinese Collector. Choson YI Dynasty Antique Korean Chocolate Brown Glazed Vase or Bottle.
