17世紀 通信使 筆談唱和集의 出現과 初期 形態

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to focus on the collection of written conversations and poems that were exchanged from the "Byeongja" diplomatic mission (丙子通信使行) of 1636 and extract information regarding the establishment and early form of the collection by reconstructing the background of the written conversations and poems exchanged between scholars in Joseon and Japan. This is the period when the exchange of letters began between scholars in both countries and a unique collection was first compiled. In the background of these activities is the appearance of Confucian scholars in Japan and, within the Joseon envoy group, the establishment of a new foreign diplomatic position called "Imunhakgwan" in charge of diplomatic documents and a clerical staff position. Among the collection of letters, "Joseon People’s Handwriting" by Wada Seikanka, who was an attendant of the Jeopbangwan, an official in charge of receiving and entertaining foreign envoys, is a useful text because it records in detail the process of meeting Joseon officials and obtaining their writings. "Collection of Letters with Joseon" by Ishikawa Jojan, a poet who lived in retirement in Kyoto, also records how he gave his collection of poems to Joseon officials and received the highest praise from them. It is another example that shows a successful case of communication with Joseon people. These two types of records were published at the time of the next diplomatic mission and read by the public, and they became the archetype for the collections of diplomatic letters in the 18th century when there was great longing for the poetry and prose of Joseon people.