Abstract

Department of Korean Tea Culture, Gyeongsang National University, Gyeongnam 52725, Korea Abstract The differences in opinion between Korean and Chinese researchers on the uses of tea utensils found in the underground relic of Beop-Moon Temple motivated this study. They perceived the use of same object found in the underground relic in different ways. Books, academic papers, and dissertations newly published in China were referenced as a methodology for the specification of the problem since literature data and related research results in Korea are lacking. The results showed that Yukeumeunkuhaband Yukeum-inmulhwaeundamja not tea utensil, but fragrance utensil. And during this period, the royal family's brewing method was in a transitional period developing from Jeon-cha method to Jeom-cha method. The tea utensils excavated from Beop-Moon Temple were used in the tea drinking method, in which powdered tea is put in and then burnt with a spoon. This study intended to recognizes the problems and necessity of research on the use of tea utensils found in underground relic, and based on the research data, to approach tea utensil found in Beop-Moon Temple, which is a standard at that time, more objectively.

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