Korea
Today's entry features a few items that SJ brought back from his last trip to Korea for me. I specifically requested one of the items. The others are pretty cool, too. To the left, you see a celadon incense burner, almost 7" tall. It's the sort of thing you'd see in a temple. I thought maybe I still had some incense cones around, but all I could find was loads of pot pourri. Oh well, I can find incense on Astor Place or St. Mark's Place in the East Village.
Next up are a pair of celadon ducks. Actually, they're chopstick holders. Each one's ~ 1.5" from front of bill to back of tail. They're cute.
Lastly, we have the piece de resistance: a couple of pairs of silver-plated stainless steel chopsticks, spoons, and ceramic holders for them. The handles are engraved/etched. The chopsticks are not your typical round ones; they're more elliptical like linguini. This particular set is the sort of thing you might give someone as a wedding gift. I actually asked for a pair of stainless steel chopsticks, but certainly wasn't expecting a really fancy set like this. Nowhere in Asia other than Korea will you find stainless steel chopsticks. The manufacturer has a website at http://www.goldenbell.co.kr in case you're bored enough to go take a look.
I hope everyone's having a good holiday weekend so far.
posted by Admin at 7:10 AM
2 Comments:
That's pretty stuff! I really like it. You must be thrilled to have that with or without the incense. Here's what I don't get, though, having struggled for years with chopsticks. This is proof that they know about spoons. Why eat rice with chopsticks? I rather eat with my hands. And I have, actually. Or even doggy style would be easier, although I haven't honestly tried that.
I like the ducks the best. Don't have much use for an incense burner but still a very unique piece!
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