Title: Rare Antique 2 Bad Dai-ii Wood & Iron Chest Storage Trunks Korean
Shipping: $29.00
Artist: N/A
Period: 20th Century
History: N/A
Origin: N/A
Condition: Excellent
Item Date: 1900
Item ID: 6211
Matching pair of Elm wood "Bad Dai-ii" (pronounced 'Bartdartgee') clothes storage chests, acquired in south Korea and dating from the early 20th century. With traditional applied ornately designed cast iron hinges, handles, medalions and other corner hardware. Measures 41" wide x 15" deep x 23" tall. Oftentimes used side by side (making useful end tables) or an attractive and interesting coffee table when placed back to back. When stacked atop each other, a useful blanket / clothes storage chest. These chests are the Korean equivalent of the Japanese 'Tansu'. All of the art is edited and chosen by us for its high quality and workmanship before posting. These collectibles have been selected with the artist & collector in mind. We are committed to enhancing our customer’s lives by discovering creating, and pointing out only the best art we can find in the world today. We Are Taste-Makers, Art Advisers, Consultants & Publishers Of Spectacular Art Stories. Our job is to be intermediaries between buyers and sellers. We are vetting for high end art patrons. We are determined to catalog the world's most exceptional art and share it with everyone.
Link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_art
The earliest examples of Korean art consist of stone age works dating from 3000 BCE. These mainly consist of votive sculptures, although petroglyphs have also been recently rediscovered.
This early period was followed by the art styles of various Korean kingdoms and dynasties. Korean artists sometimes modified Chinese traditions with a native preference for simple elegance, purity of nature and spontaneity.
The Goryeo Dynasty (918-1392) was one of the most prolific periods for artists in many disciplines, especially in pottery.
The Korean art market is concentrated in the Insadong district of Seoul where over 50 small galleries exhibit and there are occasional fine arts auctions. Galleries are co-operatively run, small and often with curated and finely designed exhibits. In every town there are smaller regional galleries, with local artists showing in traditional and contemporary media. Art galleries usually have a mix of media. Attempts at bringing Western conceptual art into the foreground have usually had their best success outside of Korea in New York, San Francisco, London and Paris.
