Title:
Chester Chang Collection
Identifier:
AM-032
Abstract
Dr. Chang -- whose prior experiences include Far East and European aviation experience, U.S. Department of Defense in the Far East, Asia, instructor for numerous airline flight crews, and a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Designated Pilot Examiner (East and South East Asia) -- has served this country as an FAA Official for the last twenty-eight years. In that time he has been posted to such places as: Fairbanks, Alaska; Seattle, Washington; Seoul, Korea; Tokyo, Japan (US Embassy); the U.S. Territory of Guam (Polynesia, Micronesia, Melanesia, and Indonesia); Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (US Embassy); and currently, Los Angeles, California. In addition, Chang has earned many technical certificates of qualification, including the following: Airline Transport Pilot; Jet
Transport Type Ratings, Flight Engineer (turbojet), Aircraft Dispatcher, Helicopter, single, and multi- engine land and sea planes, Flight and Ground Instructor - advanced and instrument (single & multi-engine), and Glider and Balloon Pilot.
Dr. Chang has also undergone extensive education in a variety of areas. He received his first Masters, an M.S. in Human Relations, from the University of Oklahoma in 1983. Shortly after, in 1984, he graduated from the Air War College. Then a year later, in 1985, he graduated from the National Defense University in National Security Management, thus joining the ranks of the Association of the Industrial College of Armed Forces. In 1987 he received his second Malsters, an M.S. in Education, from the University of Southern California and later received his Ph.D. in Public Administration from the University of La Verne. These educational experiences have helped to provide a valuable foundation for all his other appointments.
One of those appointments was as Chief of FAA Mission, Saudi Arabia between July 1987 and June 1992. In this position, he was responsible for developing a workable plan and timetable for Saudiization of the Kingdom’s airline operations and maintenance inspection activities for the Presidency of Civil Aviation (PCA). This effort led to the drafting of a Technical Assistance Master Plan (TAMP) for FAA/Civil Aviation Assistance Group (CAAG)Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. TAMP was later adopted by the United States Department of Transportation, FAA and the kingdom of Saudi Arabia, PCA. This document has since become the principal integrated master plan for all future PCA Saudiization efforts in Saudi Arabia.
During his tenure, Dr. Chang also implemented the Aerospace/Airways Science College Degree in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as an innovative approach towards self-sufficiency. In addition, he was a member of the US Embassy/Ambassador’s Advisor Team during Desert Shield as well as Operation Desert Storm.
In his position as Chief of FAA Mission, Saudi Arabia, Dr. Chang was the recipient of many honors and awards including the following: Federal Executive Board Self-Development award in 1986, Order of Merit of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1991, and the Federal Executive Board Outstanding Achievement in 1992. Finally, for his contributions and participation in Operation Desert Shield/Storm, he received a note of appreciation from President George Bush in 1992. Dr. Chang is now with Flight Standards in the Western Pacific Region of the FAA. Being qualified to instruct in multi-academic disciplines, in particular Human Factors and Systems Safety Engineering, he has concurrently worked as an adjutant professor at California State University (Los Angeles), National University, and Embry Riddle Aeronautical University. Currently, Dr. Chang lectures at the University of Southern California.
Table of Contents
| 2003.044 | 5/23/2003 | Postage stamps | Full sheet of commemorative five-cent United States stamps, after 1930, uncut sheet of forty stamps commemorating Korean independence, framed and glazed, unmeasured | Description from appraiser's report.Condition: Stated to be good; not seen by appraiser. Appraiser's valuation: $25, arrived at in consultation with a stamp specialist; the stamps are historically interesting but due to the quantity printed are not rare. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.045 | 5/23/2003 | Medal | Silver honorary medal of The Order of Merit, cast with three crossed swords, the angled swords bearing small Korean flags with a circular yin-yang medellion, the primary vertical sword surmounted by a bird with spread wings, framed and glazed, average dimension of medal 3.5 x 3 inches | Condition: Stated to be excellent; not inspected by appraiser. Originally with a broad red, green, and yellow striped ribbon, now deteriorated. Said to have been given to R.F. Judd (?), emissary of King Kamehameha (?) of Hawaii by the emperor of Korea around 1890. Appraiser's valuation: $1,000; value is preliminary as research is ongoing and the value may be revised at a later date. Description from appraiser's report. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.046 | 5/23/2003 | Ceramics | Blue and white porcelain triple jarlet, 19th century. Each jarlet of globular shape with a short upright neck, joined side by side and the base and forming a triangular grouping, each boldly painted in underglaze-blue with a peony spray, approximate height 3" | Condition: Stated to be in good condition; not inspected by appraiser. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $5,000. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.047 | 5/23/2003 | Screen | Four-fold painted paper screen (minhwa), circa 1890, colors and ink on paper. Each panel painted in bold colors of blue, yellow, green, and red with black outlines with "precious objects," stylized calligraphy, insects and flowers. Mounted on white figured silk. Dimensions of paintings: 33.25" x 11.75", screen 66" x 16.75 inches. | Condition: The paintings with some slight wear to the paper, remounted on the screen, generally in very good condition. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $3,000. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.048 | 5/23/2003 | Screen | Two-fold paper screen (minhwa), anonymous, circa 1850, colors and ink on paper, mounted on gold brocade silk, each panel mounted with a small painting in light color and ink on paper of an auspicious Chinese character below a sketchy rendition of a temple or house, a simple fish added to the lower section of one painting and a bird on the other. Dimensions of paintings 33.25" x 13.75"; dimensions of screen 68" x 45" each panel. | Condition: The paper stained and toned. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $4,000. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.049 | 5/23/2003 | Screen | Pair of paintings of scholar's table objects (ch'aekkori), anonymous, mid to late 19th century, bright colors and ink on paper, each with a still life study of several objects, including a brush pot,bowls of fruit,books jars, and censers, mounted on cream brocade silk, framed and glazed, paper 34 x 13.75", frame 48 x 19.5". | Condition: The paper restored slightly on each painting along the length of the right edge. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $8,000. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.050.001 | 5/23/2003 | Painting | One of a pair of sumi-e type calligraphy paintings, mid to late 19th century, ink on paper, each of a large Chinese-style character, this one with a water bug in the upper left corner, each with a short dedication in the upper left corner, framed and glazed, paper 17 x 10.5", frame 24.5 x 18". | Condition: Typical wear and soiling, but generally in very good condition. Possibly a political statement or rebus relating to some current event. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation of the pair: $2,000. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street,Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.050.002 | 5/23/2003 | Painting | One of a pair of sumi-e type calligraphy paintings, mid to late 19th century, ink on paper, each of a large Chinese-style character, this one with a small fish in the upper left corner, each with a short dedication in the upper left corner, framed and glazed, paper 17 x 10.5", frame 24.5 x 18". | Condition: Typical wear and soiling, but generally in very good condition. Possibly a political statement or rebus relating to some current event. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation of the pair: $2,000. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street,Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.051 | 5/23/2003 | Painting | Large ink painting of a tiger, anonymous, mid to late 19th century, ink on paper, the animal standing beside a pine tree with two magpies perched in the branches above his head, lingzhi growing from rocks in the lower right corner, mounted on pumpkin-colored silk brocade, framed, paper 38" x 25", frame 58" x 33.5". | Condition: Folded at one time, the fold lines highly visible and in some areas the paper worn away along the fold, some additional minor creasing and losses to the paper, light stains not affecting the value. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $5,000. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.052 | 5/23/2003 | Metalwork | Two unusual large bronze/brass locks, late 19th century, each in the form of a curved fish, one slightly smaller than the other, both with some hammered or incised fish-scale detail, now extensively worn away, framed in a shadow box, length of locks 6.5", 7.5". | Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $600. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.053 | 5/23/2003 | Woodwork | Carved wood panel, mid to late 19th century, short panel with an arched top, well carved on one side in crisp low relief with a dragon above a phoenix bird in flight, surrounded by clouds, within a thin, slightly raised border on four sides, dimensions 19" x 9.5" x 0.75". | Condition: Very good. Possibly originally a section of a piece of furniture or an architectural element, such as a window or door cornice. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $1,500. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.054 | 5/23/2003 | Wood bowl | Large wood food bowl (hamji bak), late 19th or early 20th century, for food preparation, rectangular shape, with rounded short sides, the single block of wood carved in the interior with deep recess, the bold knife cuts still visible in areas, covered in a thin lacquer, height 15 cm, width 46 cm, length 58 cm. | Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $1,000. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.055 | 5/23/2003 | Wood box | Mother-of-pearl inlaid brown lacquer circular box and cover, late 19th or early 20th century, the bowl with shallow rounded sides, fitted with a low rounded cover, both sections inlaid in cut mother-of-pearl with floral rondels on a red-brown lacquer ground, black lacquer interior, diameter 31 cm. | Condition: With one large and two small losses to the lacquer on the cover, now filled in with red pigment, the lower section with one large restored chip to the lacquer on the rim and with small minor chipping around the interior rim. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $6,000. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.056 | 5/23/2003 | Wood utensil | Wood ruler, thin slat of wood, with fine patina and polish, divided into sections by small incised lines each measuring 1-1/8", pierced at one end for suspension, width 3 cm, length 57 cm. | Condition: Very good. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $1,200. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.057 | 5/23/2003 | Tools | Woodworking tools (3), late 19th or early 20th century, including chalk marker, circa 1860, with a rounded bowl next to a square container with a spool to hold the line, on a small platform, together with a wood plane, and a tool for cutting or measuring edges, the latter two fitted with iron blades, lengths 9", 8.25", 6". | Condition: Good, used, the chalk marker with a deep patina to the wood. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $1,500. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.058 | 5/23/2003 | Wood decorations | Three lacquered wood altar decorations, late 19th century, including two small strands for fruit offerings and a wine cup on a small stand, the stands of simple circular shape with flat rounded trays on a splayed foot, the cup with upright sides, each of turned wood covered with attractive typical thin reddish-brown lacquer, height of fruit stands 2.5", diameter 5.5", height of cup and stand 4". | Condition: Very good. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $600. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.059 | 5/23/2003 | Tools | Wood and iron mounted weighing bar, circa 1860, the shaped piece of wood fitted with several iron loops and straps at the ends, for use in measuring various weights, length 26". | Condition: Good. Description from appraiser's report. No other known examples of this type of daily folk tool, in undamaged condition, known to be in museum collections in the United States. Appraiser's valuation: $1,500. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.06 | 5/23/2003 | Metalwork | Bronze altar censer, circa 1860, with bulbed lower body, raised on three spade-shaped short legs, the short upright neck fitted with two movable tab handles, the body undecorated and with one shallow ridge around the widest part, height 5", diameter 5.5". | Condition: Good. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $900. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.061 | 5/23/2003 | Metalwork | Small incised baekdong (paktong metal) tea pot, late 19th century, of compressed circular shape, with a short slightly scrolled spout, fitted with a loop-shaped handle and shallow circular cover, the body finely hammered with a crane medallion on one side flanked by two smaller character medallions, cherry tree medallion on the opposite side, mark in the base (unknown), height 4.5", length 6.75". | Condition: Very good. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $1,800. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.062 | 5/23/2003 | Metalwork | Baekdong (Paktong) Shin Sun Roh (Korean hot pot), late 19th century, height 5", diameter 5.25", rounded food bowl fitting into a stand to function as a brazier, with a shallow lid cast with two loop handles, similar handles on the sides, the cover and exterior sides incised with two character rondels and a flower sprig | Condition: Very good. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $900. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.063 | 5/23/2003 | Woodwork | Small soft wood and metal mounted document box, mid 19th century, dimensions 6" x 13" x 7", rectangular shape with a hinged lift top, set into a slightly low stand with a shaped apron and tab feet, the top and sides fitted with thin bronze straps and a simple lock on a rectangular plate, interior tray | Condition: Very good. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $2,500. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.064 | 5/23/2003 | Stoneware | Two glazed stoneware ddyk sahl rice cake presses, circa 1900, height 2: and 1-7/8", diameter across top 3.5" and 3", used for impressing a design into the top of sweet rice cakes, the rough ceramic ware covered in grey-green glaze, the flat circular top of each incised with groups of shallow grooves encircling a central floral medallion | Condition: The smaller press with a few minor chips to the lower foot, also with extensive kiln grit adhering. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $600. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.065 | 5/23/2003 | Woodwork | Mother-of-pearl inlaid lacquer jewelry box, circa 1900-1920, dimensions 8" x 16-1/8" x 8.25:, large rectangular box, with a hinged lift top, finely inlaid on the top and sides in mother-of-pearl with a pair of cranes in flight flanking a central shu medallion surrounded by leafy peach branches, on a ground of thin strips of mother-of-pearl, the sides decorated with pairs of birds and a similar motif, below a border of leaves, the unusual lock of paktong with a tortoise clasp, its carapace inlaid with wood, with a shallow tray in the interior, black lacquer interior | Condition: Very good. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $5,000. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.066 | 5/23/2003 | Fans | Three lacquered paper court fans, circa 1900 and later, including two of rounded form, the paper laminated over shaped wood splats, one painted red an done painted light yellow, attached with short simple handles and a black pierced paper applique, the third red painted paper fan of slightly later date, of lobed shape, approximate length 14.5" | Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $350. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.067 | 5/23/2003 | Woodwork | Lacquered pine (?) food-serving tray, late 19th or early 20th century, with a ten-sided top and a low raised rim, supported on four scroll-shaped legs joined below the rim by a shaped narrow apron, covered in a thin dark brown lacquer finish, now extensively worn across the top surface, of very simple form and quality, height 8.75", diameter 12-7/8" | Condition: wear to the surface, otherwise in good condition. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $1,200. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.068 | 5/23/2003 | Woodwork | Small lacquered octagonal section hat box (mang kuhn), mid to late 19th century, with tall upright sides and a hinged cover, of octagonal section, the light wood covered in a thin black lacquer finish and fitted across all the edges and top cover with lozenge-shaped bronze straps, a large rectangular shaped bronze lock plate in front and flanking "C"-form loop handles on the sides, the interior with a red paper line, height 7.75", length 8" | Condition: Generally good, some wear to the top lacquer surface, some minor chipping around the base. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $1,000. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.069 | 5/23/2003 | Woodwork | Decorative small silver wire inlaid zitan cigarette box and cover with tray, early 20th century, the box of shallow rectangular shape, with a fitted flat cover, the cover inlaid in silver wire with a central quatrefoil medallion with ruyi head scrolls in each of the four corners, set in a shallow undecorated rectangular wood tray, dimensions of box and cover: 1.25" x 4" x 3.75", dimensions of tray: 5-3/8" x 4-5/8" | Condition: A small portion of the inlay in two corners missing. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $600. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.07 | 5/23/2003 | Woodwork | Mother-of-pearl inlaid cigarette box and cover, circa 1900, the box of square section, with slightly rounded sides, fitted with a shallow square-shaped cover, the top of the cover inlaid in cut mother-of-pearl with two pomegranates, grape vine, and tree squirrels, the sides with simple mother-of-pearl diamond inlay, of commercial type and quality, dimensions: 3.75" x 6.5" x 6.5" | Condition: Some wear to the lacquer surface, some chipping to the edges. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $400. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.071 | 5/23/2003 | Ceramics | White ceramic soup bowl, first quarter of 20th century, with steeply rounded sides, springing from a short circular foot, covered overall in an even bright white glaze, the base marked in underglaze-blue with two characters and a circular factory mark (unknown), height 3-3/8", diameter 5.5" | The mark is unknown to the appraiser but is believed to be a factory mark from before the Japanese occupation. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $250. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.072 | 5/23/2003 | Woodwork | Mother-of-pearl inlaid lacquer jewelry box, circa 1900-1920, of rectangular shape, the lift top depicting Kyongbok kung in Seoul, with a lotus pond and Korean ladies on the bank beside a willow tree, within a keyfret border of inlaid mother-of-pearl, the font fitted with two shallow drawers decorated with minogame and pulloch'o (lingzhi), supported on short tab feet joined by a narrow stretcher also inlaid in mother-of-pearl with classic scroll, dimensions 4: x 9" x 6.5" | Condition: Very good. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $1,700. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.073 | 5/23/2003 | Stoneware | Grey stoneware roof tile, circa 1890, of typical arched form, the grey stoneware surface with combed areas (covered in spots with dried moss), height 3:, length 11.5", width 5.25" | Condition: Good. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $300. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.074 | 5/23/2003 | Furniture | Small wood desk cabinet, mid to late 19th century, rectangular-shaped cabinet constructed in front with a row of two drawers above a deep single drawer, within beaded edges, the top extending slightly over the sides and of a soft wood with a deep wavy grain, carved in low relief with a tiger rondel on one side panel and a dragon rondel on the other, raised on short tab feet carved with elegant scrolled toes, metal mounts, dimensions: 10" x 17.25" x 10.5" | Condition: Good, ink stains in the interior the drawers. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $5,000. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.075 | 5/23/2003 | Ceramics | Suite of three glazed porcelain jars, 20th century, each wide ovoid jar with a thickly potted short raised rim, the body loosely painted in underglaze-blue and overglaze green with large peony blossoms surrounded by leaves, two with a floral diaper border around the shoulders (appears to be transfer printed), unmarked, heights: 6.5", 5-7/8", 4-1/8" | Condition: The middle-size bowl with a crack extending from the rim. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $550. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.076 | 5/23/2003 | Furniture | Paktong (baekdong) altar lamp, circa 1900, with a wide circular base with upturned rim, the shaft fitted with two movable circular candle holders, height 14:, diameter across base 7-5/8" | Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $600. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.077 | 5/23/2003 | Ceramics | Blue glazed porcelain carp-shaped teapot, 20th century, the large fish molded with its tail curled around to one side, with a short spout at the mouth and the back molded with two pierced upright tabs for attachment of a handle, small oval cover, covered in a bright underglaze-blue glaze, unmarked, length 7.75", height 4.25" | Condition: good. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $500. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.078 | 5/23/2003 | Painting | Large painted portrait of one of the ten kings of hell (t'aenghwa), anonymous, first half of 20th century, bright colors on silk/cotton, the large official seated before a folding screen, surrounded by the Eight Immortals, each wearing a traditional Chinese robe and holding various attributes of scrolls and books, with two female attendants holding fans over the main figure's head, painted in deep red, green, blue, black, white, and yellow pigments with gold painted details, mounted on ivory broacade, paper: 45" x 39.25", frame: 55.25" x 45.75" | Condition: Generally very good, some minor rubbing and wear. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation $5,000. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.079 | 5/23/2003 | Ceramics | Small blue and white porcelain vase, circa 1900-1920, of bulbous form, with a narrow-waisted neck and a flared rim, the shoulders painted in light underglaze-blue with stylized floral sprays, covered in a thin bright white glaze, height 6.25" | Condition: Good, firing crack in the base, kiln grit on the base. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $2,000. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.08 | 5/23/2003 | Ceramics | Small blue and white porcelain jarlet, late 19th century, of compressed circular shape, the upper shoulders painted with two simple underglaze-blue lines, below three clusters of three bamboo leaves, the body covered in a thin bluish-white glaze stopping short of the circular foot to reveal the buff ceramic ware beneath, height 5" | Condition: Unglazed rim, minor rough edge on the rim, the side with one rough spot to the glaze from the kiln. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $2,300. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.081 | 5/23/2003 | Jewelry | Silver and coral branch skirt pendant, circa 1900, a small knife in a silver two-part cylindrical case, the case with raised floral blossoms and incised floral motifs, with a pendant of pink coral in the natural branch form and three coral beads with silver fittings, brown silk tassel, length 5.25" | Condition: Good. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $400. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.082 | 5/23/2003 | Metalware | Small paktong (baekdong) fish-shaped lock, circa 1900, with stamped semicircular scales, length 2.25" | Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $100. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.083 | 5/23/2003 | Utensils | Silver needle holder, circa 1900, of two sections, each in the form of a ling jiao nut, fitting together, with cotton inside, length 2" | Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $100. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.084 | 5/23/2003 | Utensils | Small padded silk thimble, 20th century, with a silk tassel | Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $50. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.085 | 5/23/2003 | Utensils | Small bone and metal suicide knife, circa 1900, in a bone scabbard, with a sharpened bronze blade, length 4.5" | Condition: Good. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $300. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.086 | 5/23/2003 | Metalware | Bronze fish-shaped lock and decorative silk tassel, 19th or 20th century, length of lock 2.5", length of tassel 8.5" | Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $100. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.087 | 5/23/2003 | Screen | Shin Suk: Twelve-fold paper screen of scenes of the twelve months, circa 1900, colors and ink on paper, each panel with a colorful painting depicting "The Twelve Months," with common folk at various pursuits in landscape settings, many of farming communities, signed Shin Suk, followed by two artist's seals, mounted on white and beige silk brocade, approximate length of each painting 35", approximate height of screen 46" | Description from appraiser's report. The appraiser was able to see only a photograph of the screen, and it appeared to be in very good condition and of high-quality painting. the name of the artist was provided by the owner, and the appraiser was unable to find any information about the artist. Appraiser's valuation: $12,000. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.088 | 5/23/2003 | Screen | Six-fold bird-and-flower subject paper screen (hwacho), anonymous, circa 1850-1860, colors and ink on paper, each panel painted with a traditional "bird and flower" scene, including pairs accompanied by various flowering plants, flowering trees, and rockery, mounted on silk brocade, unmeasured | Description from appraiser's report. Condition: The paper with some wear, soiling, and scuffing, restoration to the upper area of the far left panel. The appraiser was able to see only a photograph of the screen, and it appears to be of good quality. Appraiser's valuation: $20,000. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.089 | 5/23/2003 | Painting | Smal bird-and-flower subject painting (hwacho), probably 20th century, colors on silk, a blue and green bird perched on a leafy branch of pink flowering camelia, on a wax-resist background, signed lower left corner, framed, dimensions of image 24 x 15.5", frame 25.5 x 17" | condition: Possibly laid down, the black painted frame very scuffed. Description from appraiser's report. Painting valued for its decorative quality; artist is unknown. Appraiser's valuation: $300. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.09 | 5/23/2003 | Painting | Sul Baek: Bird-and-flower subject painting (hwacho), circa 1900-1930, colors and ink on silk, a bird perched on pomegranate branches, signed Sul Baek with tgwo artist's seals, framed and glazed, image 16.75", frame 24 x 30" | Condition: Good. Description from appraiser's report. Reading of artist's name provided by owner; appraiser unable to find any information about this painter. Painting valued on its decorative quality only. Appraiser's valuation: $400. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.091 | 5/23/2003 | Costume | Two formal hats and two pipes, 19th century; including a kaht, a black wide-brimmed semiformal horsehair woven hat; a tahng gun, a small woven black horsehair hat with a high back, skull form; together with two smoking pipes, one of baekdong with a low-grade silver mouthpiece and bowl, a family crest on the mouthpiece, on a wood stem, incised with cross-hatched motifs; the other pipe of light-colored wood painted with red bands and inlaid in flat relief with a family crest; mounted in a white figured silk-backed shadow box. diameter of wide-brim hat 14.5". Height of small hat 5.5". Lengths of pipes 25" and 20" | Condition: Very good. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $2,700. Value includes the basic cost of new professional framing. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.092 | 5/23/2003 | Costume | Collection of fourteen hair pins and a pair of early clippers, 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries; including a very rare 18th-century pair of nail clippers, of iron, in the form of a bird (possibly a pigeon?), with silver sleeves on the short tapered handles; together with a series of small hair pins, including a very thin silver pin, 18th century, with a delicate tree frog terminal, a tortoise shell pin with a large conical terminal, together with five silver alloy pins with bulbed terminals, three of baekdong of similar shape and four of baekdong with crescent-shaped terminals; mounted in a white figured silk-back shadow box; length of nail clippers 6.25"; length of silver hair pin 4"; length of tortoise shell hair pin 4.75"; average length 4" | Condition: Very good. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $3,500. Value given includes the basic cost of new professional framing. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.093 | 5/23/2003 | Costume | Black silk scholar's hat, late 19th or early 20th century, a small rounded cap with a separate band of fabric around the rim and a short flap curled from the back over the top, of black satin silk; mounted in a white figured silk-backed shadow box, unmeasured | Condition: Fair, a few minor holes from wormage, recently professionally restored. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $500. Value given includes the basic cost of new professional framing. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.094 | 5/23/2003 | Map | Map reproduction, first half of 20th century, after an important early large map of Seoul, calligraphy detail son the sides, framed and glazed, paper in frame 25.75" x 35.5", frame 28.75" x 38.25" | Condition: Good. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $300. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.095 | 5/23/2003 | Utensils | Group of three wood clothes-washing tools/beaters, 19th or 20th century, including three simple batons, one of wider paddle shape; mounted in a white figured silk-backed shadow box, lengths 17", 15.5", and 14", frame 30" x 32" | Condition: Good. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $1,200. Value given includes the basic cost of new professional framing. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.096 | 5/23/2003 | Utensils | Iron and wood iron, 19th century, the large iron of pan shape with short flared sides, fitted with a short wood handle attached by a long thin nail; mounted in a white figured silk-backed shadow box, length 15" | Condition: Some corrosion to the metal. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $750. Value given includes the basic cost of new professional framing. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.097 | 5/23/2003 | Tools | Ox yoke, 19th or 20th century, with a bent wood frame, in the form of an inverted U,with triangular metal appliques across the top for decoration and suspending a bronze bell on each end from a single loop; mounted in a white figured silk-backed shadow box; height of yoke 15", width of yoke 10.5", frame 30" x 22.5" | Condition: Good. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $1,500. Value given includes the basic cost of new professional framing. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.098 | 5/23/2003 | Metalware | Bronze gong, 19th or 20th century, simple circular form, with short sides, suspended from the original silk cord; mounted in a white figured silk-backed shadow box, diameter 8" | Condition: Hole and crack where the metal has worn away from age and use. Description from appraiser's report. Appraiser's valuation: $600. Value given includes the basic cost of new professional framing. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.099 | 5/23/2003 | Painting | Scroll painting,19th or 20th century, ink on paper, small orchids and bamboo, signed Yun Chun, sealed Sahng Jung and Yun Chun, framed and glazed, image 47" x 12.5", frame 58" x 18.75" | Condition: Very good. Description from appraiser's report. Reading of the artist's name provided by the owner but unknown to the appraiser. Value given is preliminary pending further research. Value also includes the basic cost of new professional framing. Appraiser's valuation: $3,500. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.1 | 5/23/2003 | Painting | Scroll painting, 19th or 20th century, ink on paper, orchids, horizontal format, with four large title characters in ink in upper left corner; the calligraphy and orchids rendered in bold brush stroke; signed Wee Suk; framed and glazed, image12.5" x 47.5", frame 18.75" x 57.5" | Condition: Very good. Description from appraiser's report. Reading of the artist's name provided by the owner but unknown to the appraiser. Value given is preliminary pending further research. Value also includes the basic cost of new framing. Appraiser's valuation: $3,500. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |
| 2003.103 | 5/23/2003 | Description from appraiser's report. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 | ||
| 2003.104 | 5/23/2003 | Description from appraiser's report. | Gift of Chester Chang, 1030 Princeton Street, Santa Monica, CA 90403 |