儀軌 속에 나타난 전통연희 - 궁중정재의 춤 종목을 중심으로 -

Abstract

Uigwe (儀軌, records of court banquets) was a book that serves as a model for ceremonies. The Joseon dynasty, which establishedConfucianism as the nation’s guiding doctrine, held state ceremonies based on the five ceremony rules. Each time a ceremony was completed, the details were recorded in the uigwe. State banquets held by the royal court of the Joseon dynasty included the Pungjeong (豊呈), Jimyeon (進宴), Jinchan (進饌) and Jinjak (進爵). The uigwe, which consist of detailed records written after each royal court banquet, constitute a precious source of information for modern-day historians. As the scope of this paper is limited to jeongjae (呈才, court ensemble performance consisting of singing, dancing, and the playing of instruments) among the banquets held by the royal court, it aims to gain an understanding ofthe trends and preferences concerning jeongjae in the Joseon period. The oldest surviving uigwe is the Pungjeong Dogam Uigwe, which was compiled in 1630 or the 8th year of King Injo’s reign. Other such records of earlier periods were all destroyed during various wars. Thus, this study refers to the relevant articles contained in the Joseon Wangjo Sillok (The Annals of the Joseon Dynasty) for the period that preceded 1630, dividing the periods into Period 1, i.e. the period that preceded 1630 Period 2, i.e. the remaining period of King Injo’s reign through to King Jeongjo’s reign; Period 3, i.e. the period spanning the reign of King Sunjo through to that of King Heongjong and Period 4, i.e. the reign of King Gojong through to the end of the dynasty, with the reigns of Sunjo and Gojong marking a turning point concerning the jeongjae. During the Joseon dynasty, new court performances were created and others abandoned, while some of those used in the Goryeo period continued being performed, depending on their respective purposes. New songs were composed at the king’s request and transformed into jeongjae. Once their original purpose was forgotten amid the flow of time, the songs were no longer used at banquets. Certain versions of jeongjae, such as Pogurak and Yeonhwadae, have been handed down to the present day, indicating their popularity. Jeongjae were selectively used, going through the process of transmission/creation, change/evolution or inflow/spread, depending on the nature of the banquet. It was a factor that made banquets held by the royal court appear even grander.