Tablewares made from Japanese Stoneware in BusanBetween 1925 and 1930Busan Modern & Contemporary History Museum
This cup and saucer are from the Japan Stoneware Manufacture Company, which was founded in 1925 in Busan. The company used colonial Joseon's resources and cheap labor to establish international competitiveness, and it experienced significant prosperity in the 1930s. This company is also regarded as a forerunner to the establishment of Daehan Pottery following the liberation.
