일제강점기 이왕직의 종묘 물품 관리

Abstract

This study examined how objects from Jongmyo (宗廟) were researched and managed during the Japanese colonial period through the documents on the royal shrine which were housed at the Jangseogak (藏書閣) Archives of the Academy of Korean Studies. First, this paper focused on how the Office of the Yi Dynasty researched and classified the objects from Jongmyo. The objects of the shrine were already documented in 1909 during the Residency-General period when the objects from Jongmyo’s main shrine, Yeongnyeongjeon (永寧殿), Gongsindang (功臣堂), and Jaesil (齋室) were classified into “equipment” and “artifacts.” This classification was further segmented during the Japanese colonial period. In 1922, the objects were classified into the first-rate equipment and second-rate equipment. Even the instruments needed for the rituals at Jongmyo were documented. Through such research, all the objects stored in Jongmyo were sorted out and could be managed through the resultant inventory by the 1930s. The research also showed the importance of standardizing the objects’ names. This issue was not only relevant to Jongmyo but essential for the Office of the Yi Dynasty which managed all the official rituals of the Yi royal family, including those at royal shrines as well as tombs. Through this process, the Korean names of the objects were replaced with Japanese names. The documentation of the miscellaneous goods and consumable supplies for rituals at Jongmyo and the supplies for the relevant officials helped expand the understanding of all the process of the Jongmyo rituals from their preparation to after-event arrangements. Changes in fuel for heating and lighting also showed how modern goods were introduced to Jongmyo.