18세기 조선후기 감로탱화에 나타난 무용장면의 형태와 유형 연구

Abstract

Korea has developed her entertainment culture by smooth interactions with neighboring countries in her history from the Three Kingdoms period to the Chosun dynasty. In particular, Koreans have shown the strong mind in their unique traditional culture during the Chosun period. Kam-Ro-Tang-Hwa is one of the most valuable sources of the research on Chosun period's arts and culture because it contains the ordinary people's lifestyle and consciousness. This study reviewed Kam-Ro-Tang-Hwa from the aspect of danceology, and tried to get the better idea on dance forms and its background of the late Chosun period. The study was based on the analysis of dancers and their movements shown in Kam-Ro-Tang-Hwa. We have studied the eighteenth centuries' sixteen paintings of Kam-Ro-Tang-Hwa of the late Chosun period, and as a result we have following conclusions. First, the ritual dance was appeared in the middle tier of the paintings, and percussion instruments had a major role in the performance for audience to get into the dance from Para-Moo. This shows the Buddhism was popular religious practice in those days. Second, there were differences between men's and women's dance from the size of lower body movement, also dancers showed many wrist breaking forms in their upper body movement. The dancers looked like drawing knives in case they were shamans. Third, the performers were getting more specialized and affiliated in special groups by the late Chosun period. They made them specialize by the various costumes and hats to show their social groups and classes. Fourth, the most popular performance was Sautdae Nori which passed on Namsadang Nori. The painting showed rope walkers, Salpan-Coon's, dancers, and audiences as well as Sautdae Nori performers as major performers. Fifth, the level of performance was getting more sophisticated and the number of audiences was increased by the late of Chosun period. The distance between the stage and the audience was more increased than before. That means the performance has become a more general form of art rather than simple private entertainment, and people have got more interest and expectations on the performance by the late of Chosun period because more group performance was played more than before. We hope this study would contribute on the bases of the study on the dance and the folk customs in the eighteenth centuries Chosun.