Onggi
Onggi is Korean earthenware, which is extensively used as tableware, as well as storage containers in Korea. It includes both unglazed earthenware fired near 600 to 700°C and pottery with a dark brown glaze that burnt over 1100°C.. The origin of onggi dates to around 4000 to 5000 BC. The two types of earthenware are a patternless earthenware which is called mumun and a black and red earthenware. The former, a patternless earthenware, was made with lumps of clay including much fine sand; however, the predecessor of Goryeo celadon and Joseon white porcelain, a black/red earthenware, was being made with only lumps of clay. The color of earthenware is determined by the iron contained in the clay and the way of burning the pottery. The present onggi shape dates from the Joseon era. Many records about onggi are found in Sejong Sillok Jiriji : "There are three kilns that make the yellow onggi in Chogye-gun and Jinju-mok, Gyeongsang Province".
History
Ong is the Korean word for "pottery" and refers to the form of the bowl.Pottery has been used on the Korean peninsula since prehistoric times for storing food. In the Three Kingdoms period, images of large and small pottery appear on the tomb murals of Anak 3 in Goguryeo. Baekje and Silla records that they stored rice, liquor, oil, soy sauce, and salted fish. It is also used for drinking water storage. In the early period of the Joseon Dynasty, there were 104 'Ongjang' in 14 institutions such as Bongsung Temple, and there were two assistants according to ≪Ggyeong-guk Dae-jeon≫ in Joseon. In Sung-Hyun's ≪선화봉사 고려도경 宣和奉使高麗圖經≫, "Pottery is the most necessary vessel for people. Now, in Mapo and Noryangjin, mud baking is done as a clay pot, a kind of earthenware. " Thus, it can be seen that pottery has been used for life since prehistoric times.
Uses
Compared to porcelain, onggi has a microporous structure and has been found to assist in the fermentation in food processing such as the preparation of gochujang, doenjang, kimchi, and soy sauce. Onggi with proper porosity and permeability needs to be used in order to produce an optimally ripened quality in fermented foodstuff. Fine-tuned onggi containers are, in fact, suitable for many different kinds of fermented products. Since early times, Korea has been famous for fermented foods. In ancient Chinese historiography, in the Biographies of the Wuhuan, Xianbei, and Dongyi in the Records of Wèi, which is part of the Records of the Three Kingdoms, there is this remark: "Goguryeo people have a custom of making fermented foods". The abundance of soybeans, which grow naturally in Korea, the fresh fishery resources from the sea surrounding the Korean Peninsula and a proper climate for microbial development, all give account of the importance of fermentation as food processing. The development and refinement of onggi ware also contributed to the development of fermented dishes within Korean cuisine. Large onggi ware were stored on the jangdokdae, an elevated floor near the house.Features
Onggi, which are made by a specialized group of workmen called onggijang, has been influenced by the characteristics and climate of the regions where it has been made. Therefore, there are shapes and sizes of onggi and ways of manufacturing it that vary from region to region. Nevertheless, all onggi types share some properties. These are biodegradability, porosity, and its proof against rot as well as firmness or "vertebration". Due to the low firing temperatures often used in producing onggi, they are rarely found archaeologically since the sherds return to the clay state or are used as grog. Features of Onggi include its Breathability, Stability, Suitability for Fermentation, Economical Price, Porosity and Diversity of use.Breathability
By heating to a high temperature, the crystal water contained in the wall of the pottery vessel is discharged, and pores are generated, so that air flows between the inside and the outside of the pottery pot. For this reason, Onggi was recognized as a breathable vessel from ancient times.Stability
The pores of the pottery wall act as pushing out the impurities formed on the inner surface, so that the contents have excellent storage ability that can be stored for a long time without decaying.Suitability for Fermentation
The most important characteristic of Korean cuisine is its use of fermented food. Fermented food is mostly fermented in Onggi pots. Tobacco, candlesticks, and cooked rice are also stored in containers made for fermentation purposes.Economical Price
Since onggi the materials used in making Onggi can be easily and cheaply obtained, Onggi has traditionally retailed at a low price, which is not burdensome for ordinary people.Porosity
While burning onggi, the onggijang master glazes its surface. This glaze plays a key role in giving a waterproof surface and preventing leaks. Following up, many particles of sand are included in the body of the clay acting as passages for air. This way, air can move through onggi while water cannot. Koreans call this action "Onggi drawing breath." This is one of the most critical reasons to use onggi in making Korean fermented foods.Variety of Usage
Onggi is mainly used for food containers, but they can also be used to store household appliances such as lamps, fireplaces, ashtrays, ashtrays, coins, and ink pads, as well as ceremonial instruments, and for percussion instruments such as cans, onion jugs, and wind instruments.Production method
Onggi pots are made of clay with a high percentage of iron. First, the soil to make the pottery is put into the water and whipped out to remove sand and impurities. Then, when the water comes out from the fine sediment that you have received, it forms a bowl and is dried in the sun. The potters then dry the dried-up bowl again in the sun, wash it with a lye solution, then dry it again. The glaze that is applied to the bowl is mixed with various substances and is then sifted through a sieve. After the glaze is applied to the bowl, an orchid or grass pattern is drawn on the body and the pot is air-dried thoroughly, then baked in a kiln and finished.Another process of making Onggi is to first knead the soil, dry it in the shade and then with a tool to make it into a brick shape, and hit it on the floor into a plank shape. This is referred to as 'Panzhangjil'. Then put it on a spinning wheel and iron it with a Ddukmae. The shape of the Onggi is determined by the speed and hand movements of the spinning wheel. Since the pottery culture seemed likely to disappear after the 1960s due to the appearance of plastic and stainless steel bowls, the Ministry of Culture designated the Onggi Human Cultural Property in May 1989. In 1990, Onggijang was designated as Important Intangible Cultural Properties No. 96.
Types of Onggi Pots
The kinds of Onggi and its usage are as follows.- Jang-dok : It is the container that stores the soy sauce. The soy sauce stirs meju in the winter, soaking in the winter, and soaking in the New Year.
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- Mul-hang : In the old days, water was used as a drinking water in the creek and village wells, so a pot was needed to store water in each house. I used to stand on the side of the kitchen or to dig a part of the cooktop and use it.
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- Ssal-hang : Used as a container for grain storage in Kwang and Daechung. Onggi is highly breathable and absorbent, so it has the advantage that it can be stored for longer than putting the grain in another place. As a grain storage container, toxin poison was also used a lot.
- Ddong-hang : When digging the bottom of a conventional toilet and storing the manure by storing it, when the manure was filled in the jar, it was used as a fertilizer in the paddy field South Korea
- Mokyork-tong : When the house was not equipped with bathing facilities, I washed my body using a spatula, which is a specially designed private bathtub. There is a small fire hole under the size enough for an adult to sit in. It was possible to use a private Shiru in such a rich house.
- Shiru : It is a container used to cook rice cake or rice and to raise bean sprouts. The rice paddy is broader than the height so that the rice can be ripened evenly, and the bean sprouts are tall and narrow.
- Dong-i : It is a container used to carry water, and its shape is long and its round shape is typical and its handles are on both sides. The ladies placed a gourd out of water to keep the water from overflowing, and put a toothed earring on the head and then a water jar on it.
- Cheongsu-Tong-i : This container, which is very small and has a handle on both sides, was one of the family beliefs and was used to give intelligence to the curator of the Cheongsu-tong-i. In the first dawn, the water flowed from the well to the water well in advance of the other person. I laid the straw on the crossroads on the stand and I wished for the peace of the family and the health of the family.
- Sorae-gi : Depending on the area also called sorae-gi, which has versatile uses, such as when a large amount of vegetables were washed or knocked down as cooking utensils during housework or as a lid of bath tubs or large jars. The diameter is much larger than the bottom diameter.
- Nulbakji : It is widely used to wash vegetables or to wash clothes with a container spreading sideways at low height.
- Ombakji : It is also called a boom, with a container smaller than a small place. It was mainly used to wash rice, barley, sesame, and washing dishes, and it was also used as a form of folk belief in homicide in the house.
- Chot-byeong : It is a container to put vinegar made to be able to put liquid on the shoulder. The liquor and taste changed, and the liquor was covered with wood or straw, placed on the side of the stew, and fermented. When the candle is about to deteriorate, he puts 3 bottles of yeast, 3 spoons of rice, and 3 charcoal flashed in a candle bottle.
- Jomdori : To save food, it is a container that we put away a handful of grains to prepare rice for rice.
- Jarabyeong : The shape of the jelly is similar to the name of the growing outdoors when you go out to drink a bottle made by twisting the paper. There is a small hole that can be opened.
- Guiddadanji : The vessel used to browse the grain or red pepper made the inner surface of the bowl bend without glazing.
- Hwak-dok : There are various sizes ranging from large venom, which is used to carry seafood to the vessels, to vessels that have been stored for a long period of time.
- Kinds of cover: Onggi lids vary in name depending on their shape. In the form of a helmet, there is a lid with a bud in the center, a lid with a trapezoidal shape, a lid with a glaze in the center and a glaze-free lid. Generally, grains and water harvests were made by knitting wooden boards or straws without using lids.
- Jilhwaro : It is a container made of vine and used in the room. When I lit it in the kitchen, I put a straw blanket here and put a bagon or a pharynx into the room.
- Guidaeng-i : This so-called retail jade is used to feed manure.
- Janggun : It is called as a sake general, a moth or a dragon, depending on the contents contained in a container to carry alcohol, soy sauce, manure, and water. In the case of the muddy army, when the manure in the house was filled with manure, it was poured into the general, poured into the puddle and plowed into the puddle with the general holding the manure.