『 선화봉사고려도경(宣和奉使高麗圖經)』 의 기명류(器皿類) 연구

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to analyze the containers, such as ceramicware and metal ware, that appear in Gaolitujing. The translation ofGaolitujing itself has been done already for many times and its in-depthstudy was also carried out in the field of system history, female history,and costume history. However, it was simply cited in the art history andits analysis has rarely been conducted. In 『 Xuānhwafengshi Gaolitujing』(Gaolitujing is an official recordwhere the whole process of the visit to Goryeo in 1123 by the delegatesof the emperor Huizong of the North Song Dynasty was described indetail), various containers appear with their materials, names, and sizesspecified on them. Therefore, their existence is expected to provideimportant ground to the research on the crafts history of Goryeo Dynastywith comparatively less amount of existing written records or real-sizeartifacts. Accordingly, this study analyzed the containers used for royal familyparty and people's daily lives, such as the ceramic ware and metal warerecorded in Gaolitujing, based on such basic research and interpretation. Furthermore, this study tried to compare the relevant data with eachother with a focus placed on the political and geographicalinter-relationship with the Northeastern countries at that time such asNorth Song Dynasty and the Khitan. Through the contents of Gaolitujing which were seen, heard,summarized, and recorded by the envoy of Song Dynasty in the 12thcentury, the similarity and difference of the East Asian crafts as wellas the contents of royal family party could be identified. The formativesystem of Goryeo celadons and their weight in handicrafts were alsoidentified and their range of use, usage, and colors were recorded indetail. In addition, the metal dishes occupied a lot of space inGaolitujing. Thus the decoration skills like the plating skill as well asthe weight of the metal materials could also be identified. It was alsoidentified that the classes of the users of the containers were differentaccording to the materials of the handicrafts. Accordingly, this study can find its great significance in the historyof Korean handicrafts in that it summarized the basic information onthe kinds, names, materials and sizes of the containers of the GoryeoDynasty recorded in Gaolitujing and further, it provided the foundationof the research on crafts of Goryeo Dynasty by conducting thecomparison of the material of each craft and by studying the hierarchyof the crafts, names and concepts, and manufacturing method as well.