세종대(1418~1450) 성주 세종대왕자(世宗大王子) 태실(胎室) 출토 <분청사기 상감연판문 반구형뚜껑>의 제작 특징과 제작지 고찰

Abstract

In Seongju, Gyengsangbuk-do, the Placenta Chamber (胎室, Taesil) of 18 sons and a son of the crown princeof King Sejong(世宗大王) is located in one place. Taesil refers to the place where the umbilical cord and placenta,which are separated when the baby is born, are placed in a jar made of pottery and stone box and then buried onthe ground. The placenta chamber in Seongju has the Buncheong ware (粉靑沙器) cover buried on the ground toprotect the baby's placenta. These covers are all hemispherical, with a diameter of more the 20cm. The decorationswere made using black and white inlaid techniques only on the outside. The Buncheong ware cover with this shapeand pattern has been confirmed only in the placenta chamber in Seongju. This study targets 6 of the Buncheong ware cover whose owners were identified, when and where they wereprepared, what the stylistic features and meanings are, and where it was produced. The results of the study are as follows. First, ss a result of reviewing the production background and procurementsystem of this bowl, it was inferred that it was sourced from Jangheunggo (長興庫) at the central government office,between 1436 and 1439, when the event to bury the placenta of royal members in the ground was the most active. Second, it analyzed the unique features of this cover, such as the shape, pattern, and baked traces. The shape and patternwere compared to the ritual objects contained in the Sejong Silok Oryeui (『世宗實錄』 「五禮」, Five Rites of King SejongChronicle) and the lid of the royal placenta jar made in the 15th and 16th centuries. Third, this study suggests that thebaking method was based on the shape and location of the traces remaining outside the cover. Finally, the followingdata were used to estimate the production site: the relationship with the ‘ Jagiso (磁器所, ceramic workshop) registeredin the Sejong Silok Jiriji (『世宗實錄』 「地理志」, Geographical Appendix of King Sejong Chronicle); various records ofcontribution and dedication about the Buncheong ware made here; and the Buncheong ware and related tools excavatedfrom the kiln site in the area. The place where the Buncheong ware cover was produced is estimated to be the most likelyproduction site for the kiln site in Chunghyo-dong Kiln Site, located in Jeolla-do province by synthesizing the data above.