| Bangjja | |
 Bangjja ware used to serve various food at a restaurant in Kaesong, North Korea. | |
| Korean name | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 방짜 / 유기 |
| Hanja | (none) / 鍮器 |
| Revised Romanization | bangjja / yugi |
| McCune–Reischauer | pangtcha / yugi |
| IPA | [paŋ.t͈ɕa] / [ju.ɡi] |
Bangjja (Korean: 방짜), also called yugi (Korean: 유기; Hanja: 鍮器), is a Korean type of hand-forged bronzeware. A complete set of bangjja includes dishes, bowls, spoons, and chopsticks. The main difference between Korean bronzeware or bangjja from other bronzeware is the alloy ratio between copper and tin. The bangjja contains much more tin than other bronzewares (Cu:Sn = 78:22 as volume) while the normal ratio of tin to copper is 1/9. Due to this compositional difference, bangjja (unlike other kinds of bronzeware) can be sterilized. For this reason, it has historically been used as tableware for the royal families of Korea. Bangjja is used for the traditional presentation of Korean royal court cuisine (surasang). In 1983, the government of South Korea officially designated bangjjaa as an Important Intangible Cultural Property.