星州 禪石山 胎室의 造成과 胎室構造의 特徵

Abstract

Taesil (placenta chamber) on Mt. Seonseok, Seongju is the largest Taesil in Korea. This place houses 19 sites of Taesil, including Taesil of King Sejong's 18th son and grandson, King Danjong, and this particular Taesil is a valuable heritage that shows the transformation of Taesil in the transition from Goryeo to Joseon. This study examined the structure of Taesil on Mt. Seonseok and the characteristics of artifacts enshrined. Then, the owner of placenta was examined to restore the genealogy of King Sejong and discuss the Taesil system in the early Joseon Dynasty. The following findings were discussed as a result: First, the structure of Taesil on Mt. Seonseok, unlike the previous opinion, installed an underground chamber in the form of a rectangle and enshrined Taeho and Taejiseok inside it. Among the artifacts enshrined, Taeho was particularly formed by placing a bowl on the bottom, a small jar on top, and another large vessel to cover all, rather than forming the general double-structured Taeho with Naeho and Oiho. Second, King Sejong's genealogy was restored by comparing the literature records to Taesil's Geumseokmun. In particular, Yeonghaegun is recorded as 'Jang' and 'Dang' on the royal genealogy, so it was believed that Taesil of Prince Dang and Taesil of Prince Jang were Taesil for one person. However, the analysis of Taejiseok has discovered that Prince Dang and Prince Jang were two different people with different dates of birth. Therefore, it was confirmed that King Sejong had 19 sons instead of 18 and the royal genealogy had an error. Third, Taesil on Mt. Seonseok was the first Taesil of a son in the Joseon Dynasty. It was found that the first Taesil of a son was created at the time of King Sejong and Taesil was not created for all offspring in the early Joseon Dynasty. Fourth, 19 sites of Taesil on Taebong of Mt. Seonseok were not formed randomly according to birth and given situations, but installed according to a predefined masterplan. This proves that the Royal Dynasty of Joseon was highly interested in creating Taesil.