444 REPORT OP NATIONAL MUSEItM, 1891. 



Cooking pot — Coutinuexl. 



semble aiid cook this portion of tlieir food according to a Koreau 

 custom. PI. XVI, fig. 2 (commencing at the left). 



Diameter of bowl, 8^ inches; depth, 2f inches; height of pot, 7^ inches. 

 Seonl, Korea. 77054 



Collectefl by En.sign ,J. R. Beruadou, U. S. Navy. Exactly this form of pot 

 is nsed hy the Chinese for making a drink hy infnsion of various herbs, etc. 

 This pot is used for soup, stew, etc. Tlie more primitive Korean sin-syiil-lo is a 

 shallow soapstone pot, with a wide, slanting rim. 8oapstone vessels are more 

 highly prized in Korea than pottery, .and a gift often given by tlie King is a 

 valuable stone cooking pot. 



CooKiNGrPOT (Bung-gii-gi-gol). Circular, soapstone vessel shaped like 

 a hat; the slanting rim merges into the shallow bowl. PI. xvi, fig. 

 3 (commencing at the left). 



Diameter, 8^ inches; depth, 2i inches. 



Seoul, Korea. 151634 



Collected by P. L. Jouy. 



This pot tits upon the simple charcoal furnace. Meat, etc., are placed on the 

 rim and the juice is collected in the bowl where vegetables are cooking. 



Chopsticks (Tjo-ka-rak) and Spoon (Son-ka-rak). White brass. Chop- 

 sticks square and heavy; spoon shallow; wide bowl. 



Chopsticks, 8 inches long; spoon, 9 inches long. 



Seoul, Korea, 1885. 77042 



Collected l>y Ensigu .7. B. Bernadou, U. S. Navy. 



Bowl, spoon, and chopsticks resemble those used in China in making ofterings 

 of incense. Used by the poor. 



Rice bowl (Sapal). Of white brass, with lid; turned <ir "spun."' 



Seoul, Korea, 1885. 77037 



Collected by Ensign J. B. Bernadou, U. 8. Navy. 



Resembles a Chinese incense bowl. The white metal nsed in making the 

 alloy comes from China; the copper is Korean. 



The following individual set of brass, collected by Dr. Allen, consists 

 of seventeen dishes of eight different shapes and sizes. They form the 

 dinner set used by a man in winter; the dishes having lids. Korean 

 brassware is very good and neatly made by the process known as " spin- 

 ning." At certain seasons of the year "brass markets" are held in 

 Korea and great quantities of this ware find a ready sale. It is the 

 custom to scour the dishes with stone dust and to wash them often in 

 water. 



Bowls (Jong-ja). Brass, with lid. Set of three for condiment and 

 sauces such as salt sauce, vinegar, and red pejipcr. 



Diameter, 2| inches; height, li inches. 



Seoul, Korea. i:W903, 130904, 130905. 



Collected by Dr. H. N. Allen. 



Tea bowl (Da-jup). Brass; the largest bowl in the set. 



Diameter, 6f inches; height, 2i inches. 



Seoul, Korea. 130890 



Collected by Dr. H. N. Allen. 



This bowl is for a drink made Irom parched rye, taken at every meal instead 

 of tea and coffee, neither of which beverages do the Koreans drink. 



