출토 유물로 본 조선 후기 한양도성 유입외국 자기의 면모와 특징

Abstract

Focusing just with the excavated objects, porcelain was not the important foreign trade goods of the Joseon Dynasty. The Joseon Dynasty produced the necessary porcelains in kilns located throughout the country, thereby having been different in type, size and quantity of porcelains, which are imported and used, from countries that could not make porcelain. In Europe and elsewhere, new and exotic porcelains became the collections of various royal families and aristocrats. However the Joseon Dynasty had already used porcelain itself as a daily utensil for centuries. For this reason, the porcelains from the Qing Dynasty and Japan were brought including the blue and white porcelain in high demand or the multicolored porcelain. Considering the excavation patterns in downtown Seoul, the amount of foreign porcelains which were consumed in the Capital City during the late Joseon Dynasty, seem to be decreasing significantly compared to the early days of the Joseon Dynasty. Moreover, the increasing consumption phenomenon in the porcelain with overglazed decoration is added after the late 19th century. However, the characteristic in which the tableware such as bowls and plates forms the mainstream is continued after the 17th century. This excavation pattern can be understood as the outcome of having reflected the consumption aspect of foreign porcelain in the Capital City at that time. Overseas trade during the Joseon Dynasty was carried out in conjunction with official diplomatic visits. As a result, the local products in China and Japan were arranged a flow of consumption starting from the diplomat, interpreter and merchant who directly participate in diplomatic visits with the royal family. This situation can be grasped to be reflected by even what the foreign porcelains in the late Joseon Dynasty of being excavated in downtown Seoul concentrate on the palace and the vicinity of Jongno[鐘路] area.