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A wine stopper in cast zinc alloy, colored in enamel, shaped as a Joseon jar the size of a thumb. Two designs. The green one is cheongja (청자), Goryeo celadon, carrying unhakmun (운학문) — cranes flying between clouds inside white roundels, the pattern Goryeo potters inlaid into celadon for the court and the aristocracy, read then as longevity and good fortune. The white one is cheonghwa baekja (청화백자), blue-and-white porcelain, with plum and bamboo drawn in cobalt, the pair a Joseon scholar kept for what they stood for: a flower that opens in the cold, and a stem that stays green and straight through it. Mimidar raised every outline in brass between the enamel fields, so each line sits slightly proud of the color the way inlay does on the real jars.
Everything above the plug is solid metal, and the weight is part of how the seal holds. The silicone below steps down through five ridges and closes bottle mouths from 16 to 20 mm, so whisky, spirits and oil bottles keep under it as well as wine; it seals without going all the way in. 100 mm tall and 120 g, so a stoppered bottle stands well above the neck and will not clear a low fridge shelf. The plug is KCC silicone, SGS-certified, and pulls off the metal for washing; its color is the dark grey of a roof tile, chosen so that red wine does not show on it. Mimidar spent a year testing the plug against more than a hundred glass bottles before the design was fixed, and the stopper took the 2025 Presidential Award at Korea's tourism souvenir competition.
The case is the throne room at Gyeongbokgung, shrunk, and it is built in wood rather than card: kkotsalmun (꽃살문) lattice on the doors, which shut on magnets, the Irwolobongdo screen inside, and the stopper standing on the red seat at the center in a microfibre and EVA bed that holds it steady through repeated use. It ships in the case, so it needs no wrapping, and the case is solid enough to keep afterwards as a box.
Mimidar's other stopper, the Magpie and tiger wine stopper, takes its design from folk painting rather than court ceramics.
- MATERIAL
- Zinc alloy, enamel; KCC silicone plug; wooden case
- DIMENSIONS
- STOPPER 35 x 35 x 100 mm (celadon; varies slightly by design)
WEIGHT 120 g
FITS Bottle mouths 16-20 mm
BOXED 90 x 65 x 115 mm, 259 g - INCLUDES
- One wine stopper, in the design you pick, One wooden Geunjeongjeon gift case
- CARE
- Before first use, separate the metal from the silicone plug, wash the plug only, and dry both with a cloth. To remove the stopper from a bottle, wobble it gently and lift straight up rather than levering it sideways, which can pull the metal off the silicone. Metal dislikes moisture and oil: wipe it dry as soon as either touches it, and wipe it down with a dry cloth before long storage. If the head turns, twist it back the opposite way to seat it; the upper and lower metal parts are assembled, so they can loosen and be re-tightened by hand. The silicone can take on color after long exposure to dark drinks, though its dark tile color keeps that from showing. Deliberate scuffs and shading are part of the antique finish; the enamel and metal can carry faint scratches, pinholes or dust from casting; the assembly has slight play that varies piece to piece; and enamel and metal tone can differ slightly between production runs. None of these are faults. Assembled by hand, so dimensions and weight vary slightly.
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- SHIPS
- Ships from Seoul via Korea Post EMS. 1 to 5 business days to prepare, then 3 to 7 business days in transit. $25 flat, free over $150.
- RETURNS
- 14 days from delivery, in original condition. Email contact@shopsoodam.com for a return authorization first.
- DUTIES
- All customs duties and import taxes are included in the price. Nothing more to pay at delivery.
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