Shape family Koreasources cited
Korean teapot
Hanja 茶罐Also written 급수 (急須) · 차주 (茶注) · 주춘 (注春) · 찻병 (茶甁) · 차호 (茶壺)
Look for the opening where leaves enter and the spout where the infusion leaves. A dagwan steeps leaf tea in Korean practice. The handle helps direct the pour, and its position varies between documented examples.
On this page
- 1Knob
- 2Lid
- 3Spout
- 4Handle
- 5Body
- 6Base
In use#
The Encyclopedia of Korean Culture describes putting leaf tea and water into the dagwan, then pouring the infusion into cups. Its account distinguishes upper, rear and side handles. It asks the user to examine the lid, spout and straining arrangement. That last instruction does not identify a pierced ceramic filter in every pot.
Form#
The schematic shows one side-handled, lidded porcelain form. Follow the spout from its attachment to the outlet. An exterior view supplies no evidence for the number or material of interior strainer holes.
Working volume#
Measure the individual vessel to the intended fill level. Exterior dimensions and the form name do not determine working volume. Published product capacities belong to the named model.
Object and context#
Seoul Craft Museum’s silver and enamel tea set CR-AA-00-000712 places a pot, lidded cup, sukwu and tea container together. The museum dates the set to the Japanese colonial period. Its hooked handle and metal construction widen the comparison beyond the porcelain schematic. The pot measures 18.7 × 12 × 11 cm overall in the record. No working volume is supplied.
History#
Bang Byungsun’s 2014 study examines Japanese influence on nineteenth-century Joseon side-handled white porcelain within regional exchange. This is a specific historical question, not an origin claim for all Korean teapots. The shape of an earlier ewer alone does not identify whether it held tea, water or wine.
방병선 (2014)In other traditions#
- Influenced by Japanese teapot Japan. Bang (2014) argues the Korean side-handled porcelain dagwan was modelled on Japanese teapots (急須) imported in the 19th century; the encyclopedia lists 급수 (急須) simply as another name for the dagwan.3
Sources#
Status and editorial notes sources cited
Sources are listed below. Their presence does not certify every claim; source-specific interpretations and unresolved questions are identified in the text. This page has not received independent expert approval.
2026-11-05: revised after the homepage evidence audit. Historical attributions, model dimensions and practical guidance are distinguished; unresolved claims remain qualified. Earlier editorial conclusions are superseded by the current text.