Pronounced chung ja, that Korean word translates as “celadon,” the term for a pale gray-green family of ceramics originating in China but flourishing in Korea. This is a celadon dragon turtle teakettle from Korea’s Koryo dynasty (918 – 1392).

(National Museum of Korea, National Treasure no. 96. File no. 청자 거북이 모양 주자.jpg. Image from Wikimedia Commons.)

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