윤이후의 『지암일기』를 통해 본 죽도 별업생활과 향촌활동

Abstract

This paper examines the management of Jukdo around the 17th century by the Haenam-Yoon family, who established themselves in Haenam, a coastal area along South Korea’s Southwest sea. The Haenam-Yoon family were based in Haenam, which is situated adjacent to the Dadohae archipelago in the Southwestern sea. The Yoon family became a provincial, land-owning, noble family of aristocrats, who established a solid economic base from around the 16th century. In this geographic environment, the Haenam-Yoon family secured a wide rage of cleared land, reclaimed land called Haeeonjeon(海堰田), on the Southwest coast, and laid an economic foundation which allowed them to become influential in politics as well. As such, the Haenam-Yoon family’s advancement into government offices and their securing of an economic foundation through land reclamation played an important role in solidifying the family’s position as a provincial, noble family in the region. From the document ‘A petition in 1842 by Seongrok, a servant of the Yoon family’, possessed by the Head House Nokwoodang of the Haenam-Yoon Clan, it can be seen that the Haenam-Yoon family managed the islands from Mengoldo, Geochado, and Manjaedo in the distant waters of the Southwestern region, and were offered seafood from there. This reveals that the entire archipelago was managed and controlled by the Yoon family, who personally owned them at that time. Among the materials that provide evidence that the Haenam-Yoon family managed the islands is [Jiam Ilgi(Jiam’s Diary)] written by Yoon, Yi-hoo (尹爾 厚, 1636~1699). [Jiam Ilgi(Jiam’s Diary)] offers a detailed look into the Haenam -Yoon family’s management of Jukdo around the 17th century because Yoon, Yi-hoo managed and administered the Haeeonjeon(海堰田) in Jukdo in Haenam. Yoon, Yi-hoo was the grandson of Gosan,Yoon, Seon-do(孤山 尹善 道), a scholar of Korean literature who was well-known and influential during the Joseon Dynasty. The facts that he purchased the volcanic Jukdo, which would stay in his family for generations to come, built a villa as a residence, and managed the land let us examine land management practices and the activities of local village residents at that time. Jukdo was transformed into land through the Haeeonjeon(海堰田) reclamation, and the villa there was central in the family’s administration of their private land, serving both as a place to meet and exchange ideas with other provincial, noble families, and also as a home for Yoon, Yi-hoo’s literary development. The island, Jukdo, where various activities were carried out, and the villa space provide a glimpse into the country life of the provincial, noble families at that time. As can be seen from Yoon Yi-hoo’s [Jiam Ilgi(Jiam’s Diary)], the management of Jukdo was carried out through life at the villa. Therefore, it is possible to examine the social and economic activities of the provincial, noble families through the land reclamation of Haeeonjeon(海堰田), the management of their estate, and country life in Jukdo. This study focuses on how the Haenam-Yoon family, based in the Haenam area, entered into provincial nobility by establishing an economic base through active island management. It also helps us to examine the socio-economic conditions prevalent in Jukdo at the time by looking at the Haenam-Yoon family’s management of Jukdo, the procurement process of Jukdo, the management of the estate, and country life activities.