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ONGGI, BREATHING POTTERY OF KOREA
  • Manage No DI00000164
    Country Republic of Korea
    Author In Kyu Kim Division Director, Collection Management Division, National Folk Museum of Korea
    Published Year 2014
    Language English
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Description Two frequently used proverbs in Korea are “like a rat caught in a jar” and “the sauce rather than the pot.” The first is used to describe someone caught in a difficult situation, like a rat that has fallen into a large onggi jar while the second means that the taste of the sauce contained within the pot is more important than what the pot looks like and is used to emphasize that content is more important than form.

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