고려시대 중국사신영접의례와 전통연희

Abstract

The receptional ceremonial proprieties of envoys from China is a regulation for receiving imperial message from China, including banquets for envoys in the royal court. Then, magnificent banquet follows the ceremony, in which various performances such as music instrument plays, Royal Court Dance(宮中呈才), and Sanakbaekhee(山樂百戱) were practiced. In Goryodogyung(高麗圖經), the sea route from Song dynasty to Goryo was well recoded as well as the process and ceremony for envoy reception in guest houses in islands on the western sea route and the royal court. In addition, the magnificent procession of envoys were held from the suburb of GaeGyoung, the capital of Goryo, to the palace. As a result of comparing with History of Goryo(高麗史), the process of the receptional ceremony for envoys of Song dynasty and Ming Dynasty was almost same, so it can be inferred that the receptional ceremonial proprieties for envoys of Song dynasty were succeeded to continuously. However, it differed considerably from the process for Northern dynasties such as Jin dynasty(金, 1115-1234) and Liao dynasty(遼, 907-1125). At the receptional ceremony, various performances were presented. With indigenous music and performance as formal court music including Chuyongmu(處容舞) and Hakyunhwadaesulmu(鶴蓮花臺設舞), Hunsundo(獻仙桃), Pogurak(抛毬樂) and Dabsahanggamu(踏沙行歌舞) were also played. As Sanakbaekhee, Hwasanhee(火山戲), Sotdaetagi(솟대타기), Sasunakbu(四仙樂府), Yongbongsangmagusun(龍鳳象馬車船), Gyukguhee(擊毬戱) were performed as well at royal banquet for Chinese envoys receptions. Performers are mainly women as government’s legal entertainers who belonged to Daeakseo(大樂署), Gwanhyunbang(管絃坊), Gyungsisa(京市司) and Gyobang(敎坊). They always took part in court’s occasions and performed various performances.