17∼18세기 日本의 朝鮮 藥材 求請

Abstract

Japan’s Gucheong(求請) for Joseon’s Medicinal Materials in the 17th and 18th Century Kim Kyoung-mi Medicinal materials were valuable items that Japan had requested from Joseon. This Gucheong made between the countries in a pre-modern society was understood as a trade request of a diplomatic characteristic. Through Tsushima, Japan asked Joseon for what they or Tsushima would need. There were two reasons for why Japan was trying to get the medicinal materials. First of all, they wanted to use the materials to make medicines and second of all, they were interested in Joseon’s medicinal materials. Interest of a higher level of Tokugawa Bakuhu in Joseon’s medicinal materials and their desire for research on the herbs were led to their cultivation of Joseon’s medicinal herbs in Japan and to this attempt at reducing imports of the Joseon’s medicinal materials, and hat made Japan offer Gucheong to Joseon for the medicinal materials in various ways. Medicinal materials requested by Tsushima were prepared from all over Joseon. As for the requested medicinal materials, providing them at a cost is the basic principle but in some cases, the medicinal materials were supplied free of charge. There are no standards to define whether the medicinal materials should be paid or not, but when a focus leans more toward some diplomatic reasons, providing the medicinal materials free of cost is understandable. Since Gucheong works both for diplomacy and trade, such phenomenon is observed. Gucheong for the medicinal materials occurred because the supply via trade had never satisfied the demand for Joseon-cultivated medicinal materials in Japan but as Japan finally became able to get as many medicinal materials as they want through personal routes and private trades [open-market trade], Gucheong eventually disappeared after the 18th century. (Pusan National University / muaant@hanmail.net)