Pitch-pot

In the Book of Rites,[3] it is written that "a pitcher is a ritual for the host to discuss his talents with his guests over a swallowed drink.

Passage Tuho appears to have come to Korea from China during the Goryeo period, in 1116 CE, and was popularised by King Yejong.

[5] In the fifteenth century, the Joseon dynasty revived the game at court, promulgating it as a creation of Confucianism.

Despite this tuho was a favourite pastime of the scholar Yi Hwang, who recommended it to his students as a way to develop physical health and mental focus.

[5] Arrow vases sometimes feature in the sculptural imagery of norigae accessories, where they symbolise the rejection of bad fortune.

Pitch-pot with arrows, detail from a painting by Zhou Wenju . Southern Tang dynasty, 10th century.
The Xuande Emperor playing touhu . Ming dynasty , 15th century.
"Playing Tuho under the Trees" (임하투호; 林下投壺; Imha Tuho ) from the Hyewon Pungsokdo album of genre paintings by 19th-century Korean painter Hyewon