朝鮮初 酒器의 조형 변화와 원인

Abstract

We investigated the new trend in the ceramics during the early Joseon Dynasty, by focusing on the form and design of the ceramic liquor vessel in the rapidly changing. The ceramics in the early Joseon period were influenced by the Ming dynasty blue and white porcelains, the gold-silver vessels, and the northern wares. Therefore, they show very complicated characteristics. During the time of relations between Ming and Joseon Dynasties, Ming recognized Joseon as a tributary state. The ruler of Joseon referred to himself as a ‘vassal king,’and followed the custom and formalities that were recorded in the 『Beon Wang Ui Ju(藩王儀註)』. Thus, it is assumed that the porcelains used by Joseon’s royal family, which were bestowed by Ming before 1450, shared similar qualities with the ones Ming gave to the vassal rulers. In fact,some of the wares that were discovered in the tombs of Ming’s vassal kings, including King Ansuk(安肅王), King Yangjang(梁庄王), and King Younghye(寧惠王), had some similarities in the design with the blue and white porcelains manufactured in Joseon during the 15th and 16th centuries. Among the early Joseon liquor wares, the liquor ewers with a handle and a spout, and the eared cups(雙耳盞, double-handled cups) are considered being influenced by the metal ware produced by the early Ming Dynasty. It is rather unusual to suggest that the wares, which was used by the impoverished residents in the early Joseon’s northeast region, had an impact on the ceramics that were produced in the early Joseon period. However, the tortoise-shaped bottles, which suddenly began to be mass-produced during the early Joseon period, were manufactured mainly by the Liao, Western Xia, Jin, and Yuan Dynasties. These bottles were used somewhat often by the Jin Dynasty. We examined the unique aspects of Yi Seong-Gye’s family (the founder of the Joseon Dynasty) and the naturalization process of the Jurchen people, the co-founders of the Dynasty. Then, I suggest that the vessels used by the Jurchen people could have been made into the high-quality ceramics,such as the Buncheong-wares with inlaid design or white porcelains with inlaid design. To define the character of the ceramics in the early Joseon Dynasty, it is important to investigate more deeply and take various approaches due to the unique historical feature of that era.