EXPLANATION OF PLATE XVI. 

 Korean Stone Cooking Vessels. 



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Fig. 1. Rice Pot. Lenticular vessel of black soapf-tone, with lid. For boiling rice 

 and general cooking. Height, 6^^ inches; diameter, 15 inches. (Cat. No. 

 130883, U. S. N. M. Seoul, Korea. Collected by Dr. H. N. Allen.; 



Fig. 2. Cooking Pot. Soft, green micaceous stone (soapstone) blackened and pol- 

 ished. Detachable base; bowl with central furnace; lid with luge, 

 tightly fitting around opening of furnace. Height, 7^ inches; diameter, 

 8| inches. (Cat. No. 77054, U. S. N. M. Seoul, Korea. Collected by 

 Ensign J. B. Bernadou, U. S. N.) 



Fig. 3. Cooking Pot. Circular soapstone vessel shaped like a hat; the slanting 

 rim merges into the shallow bowl. Fits upon the charcoal furnace. 

 Diameter, 8i inches; depth, 2^ inches. (Cat. No. 151634, U. S. N. M. 

 Seoul, Korea. Collected by Ensign J. B. Bernadou, U. S. N.) 



