백제 색복제 관련사료의 재검토

Abstract

This article explored the possibility of a new interpretation on related records of the Coloured dress system(色服制) through comparison of those in Chinese dynasties and Japan. To sum up, it is as follows. In the ancient Chinese dynasty, Coloured cloth system(衣色制), which represents rank as cloth colour, seems to appear after the late fifth century, and firmly settled as a system early in the seventh century. It was the influence of Taoism that the five colours were ranked in a hierarchical order and violet colour became the color of the highest order. The time of great change in this connection can be seen in the fifth century. Although many aspects of the ancient Japanese Official dress system(官服制) were similar to that of Baekje, it was noted that official was more important than “dress” in the early and mid-7th century, which was the early period of that system. After reviewing the records related to the coloured dress system in Baekje, a partial restoration of implementation and changing process of the system was possible. First, the contents of Coloured hat system(冠色制) and Coloured belt system(帶色制) in the middle of 6th century could be understood by the examination of Chinese historical records. The structure of those two systems was the same, then Jangdeok(將德) and Sideok(施德) formed a boundary, and so did Mundok(文督) and Mudok(武督). On the other hand, coloured cloth system in Samguksagi(三國史記) and Jiutangshu(舊唐書) were the same system but had different contents, and can be understood that it was implemented in the 630s by the influence of Tang(唐). In the Baekje Dynasty, similar to the ancient Chinese dynasties and Japan, coloured hat system appeared first, and coloured cloth system appeared later in the emergence of coloured dress system. Baekje, however, was characterized by the advances in coloured belt system.