조선시대 왕실 혼례용 근배巹杯 연구

Abstract

This study comprehensively explored the way of using, the forms and materials of Geun‐bae (巹杯; small gourd cups) used in the royal wedding ceremonies in the Joseon period, and discussed the transformational aspects and symbols differentiated from the ancient convenance of Confucianism. Geun‐bae is a gourd‐liquor cup used by the bride and groom in Dong‐loe‐yeon (同牢宴), a detailed procedure of the Confucian wedding ceremony. One gourd is divided into two pieces to make two cups by trimming inside the gourd. Through this study, meaningful results were derived for Geun‐bae, which have not been fully studied so far. In Joseon, it is found that Geun‐bae was used not with a single object but with Geun‐bae string (巹杯乼), Geun‐bae coaster (巹杯臺), a wrapping cloth, and a box, etc. In addition, it is found that in many ways, such as the way of using liquor and Geun‐bae, and the components and form of Geun‐bae, there are transformations different from the ancient convenance of Confucianism. ‘Dong-loe(同牢)’ means ‘eating Huisaeng(犠牲: meat) together’. Thus, in the ancient convenance of Confucianism, with the meat at the center, the liquor is drunk as an ancillary apparatus to well digest[酳] the meat. In the Joseon period, however, the liquor emerged as the main food of Dong‐loe‐yeon, and accordingly, Geun‐bae containing the liquor seems to have been recognized as important. It can be seen through Geun‐bae with a certain formality in its components, and the splendor of its form and decoration. Also when the liquor was drunk, the number of devices were increased for representing the combination of two people of a man and a woman centering on the liquor and Geun‐bae. A culture, despite many transformational patterns, continued to use Geun‐bae to shape ‘affinity’ and ‘harmony’ until the Joseon period, which means that the symbol came to be more enriched.