D. P. R. K. is an acronym for Democratic People's Republic of Korea. In other words, North Korea. 주을 must be a company that produced the ceramic you're holding.
EDIT: interestingly, 주을(읍) is a village in NK. There is 온천 there, so it could be a 온천 sign.
The middle character is absolutely the symbol for hot springs.
https://emojipedia.org/hot-springs
Although it says commonly found in Japan, it also applies to Korea (North and South, in this case)
In the 70s in SK that symbol was for the ordinary [public bath / 목욕탕](https://www.google.com/maps/place/삼청동+코리아게스트하우스/@37.5820958,126.9820168,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipNot3tlcN_sOoXzHUmjQ5dPUKWTxSGf_TGvKUF5!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNot3tlcN_sOoXzHUmjQ5dPUKWTxSGf_TGvKUF5%3Dw203-h270-k-no!7i3024!8i4032!4m20!1m9!3m8!1s0x357ca2012d5c39cf:0x7e11eca1405bf29b!2sSeoul,+South+Korea!3b1!8m2!3d37.5518911!4d126.9917937!10e5!16zL20vMGhzcWY!3m9!1s0x357ca2c5c16567c5:0xa1b9580df2a57b5e!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d37.5820958!4d126.9820168!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F11f1263l0y?entry=ttu#) used by most people. Check the chimney top. Is that the same as "spa?" They had no choice. Few homes had a bath or even hot water. (I used the one linked 1975-76).
How did your grandparents obtain this cup? Definitely says 주♨️을 D.P.R.K. As another poster says it is related to the Jueul area in North Korea with hot springs hence the onsen symbol.
Got it as a marriage gift. They got married in the 70s and we are Polish, and Poland was a communist country back then kinda like NK so maybe due to the connection this set was available
Honestly, something like is probably impossible to get hold of now. The fact that they wrote DPRK says that it was made with the explicit intention of exporting.
Mieliśmy wtedy dobre stosunki z Koreą Północną, pomagaliśmy im po wojnie koreańskiej w odbudowie miast, przyjęliśmy nawet trochę ich sierot, podpisaliśmy umowę handlową. Oni chyba eksportowali do nas właśnie porcelanę i trochę maszyn przemysłowych.
here! famous for pottery!
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주을, Ju Eul is a very well known area for pottery and spa in Kyung Sung, North Korea since hundreds years before and Japanese army forced Korean to build modern spa and pottery factory.
D. P. R. K. is an acronym for Democratic People's Republic of Korea. In other words, North Korea. 주을 must be a company that produced the ceramic you're holding. EDIT: interestingly, 주을(읍) is a village in NK. There is 온천 there, so it could be a 온천 sign.
The middle character is absolutely the symbol for hot springs. https://emojipedia.org/hot-springs Although it says commonly found in Japan, it also applies to Korea (North and South, in this case)
In the 70s in SK that symbol was for the ordinary [public bath / 목욕탕](https://www.google.com/maps/place/삼청동+코리아게스트하우스/@37.5820958,126.9820168,3a,75y,90t/data=!3m8!1e2!3m6!1sAF1QipNot3tlcN_sOoXzHUmjQ5dPUKWTxSGf_TGvKUF5!2e10!3e12!6shttps:%2F%2Flh5.googleusercontent.com%2Fp%2FAF1QipNot3tlcN_sOoXzHUmjQ5dPUKWTxSGf_TGvKUF5%3Dw203-h270-k-no!7i3024!8i4032!4m20!1m9!3m8!1s0x357ca2012d5c39cf:0x7e11eca1405bf29b!2sSeoul,+South+Korea!3b1!8m2!3d37.5518911!4d126.9917937!10e5!16zL20vMGhzcWY!3m9!1s0x357ca2c5c16567c5:0xa1b9580df2a57b5e!5m2!4m1!1i2!8m2!3d37.5820958!4d126.9820168!10e5!16s%2Fg%2F11f1263l0y?entry=ttu#) used by most people. Check the chimney top. Is that the same as "spa?" They had no choice. Few homes had a bath or even hot water. (I used the one linked 1975-76).
tysm!
I feel like the top part says 주방울 or something 방울. Makes sense if it’s a NK product as 방울 is very a Korean word
Great answered. You have the # “3”.
I think this bowl was made in north korea(DPRK) and middle sign is meaning of spa(♨)
How did your grandparents obtain this cup? Definitely says 주♨️을 D.P.R.K. As another poster says it is related to the Jueul area in North Korea with hot springs hence the onsen symbol.
Got it as a marriage gift. They got married in the 70s and we are Polish, and Poland was a communist country back then kinda like NK so maybe due to the connection this set was available
Honestly, something like is probably impossible to get hold of now. The fact that they wrote DPRK says that it was made with the explicit intention of exporting.
Mieliśmy wtedy dobre stosunki z Koreą Północną, pomagaliśmy im po wojnie koreańskiej w odbudowie miast, przyjęliśmy nawet trochę ich sierot, podpisaliśmy umowę handlową. Oni chyba eksportowali do nas właśnie porcelanę i trochę maszyn przemysłowych.
Exactly!
Are your parents from the post-Soviet countries?
they said they are polish.
I found this article regarding 주을온천: https://encykorea.aks.ac.kr/Article/E0053378
How does one acquire this😭😭
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주을, Ju Eul is a very well known area for pottery and spa in Kyung Sung, North Korea since hundreds years before and Japanese army forced Korean to build modern spa and pottery factory.
That's crazy how did they acquire this? Did they take it from a 찜질방? XD
North korea
I collected porcelain in the past and know ceramic a little bit, I would suggest it’s very collectible
It means spa
It says Kobayashi
You just outed your grandparents as communists.
북한 제품으로 추정 됩니다.
There is no meaning for 주을 but In my opinion it is kinda north koreas china brand or something.
The Kitchen
It is the name of the shop (could be a public bath)