화투의 한국유입과정에 관한 고찰

Abstract

In the Korean society, the beginning of the flow of Hwatu can be seen from around late 1890. Hwatu was popular among the some high-ranking officers such as Lee wanyong. Articles like this was decorated in the Korean newspaper of the last period Chosun Dynasty. They are most likely to have come to the hwatu through the Japanese who were stationed in Korea and Hanafuda settled in Korea as a tool of gambling. It can be seen that Hanfuda was used as a substitute for tujeon because it was used in the name of hwatu, not hwachal, which is a Chinese pronunciation. At the time, Korea was banned from all gambling, including tujeon after the Gabo Reform, but hwatu were less restrictive, at this time, the hwatu rapidly spread to the general public. According to a newspaper article at that time, it appears that the influx of hwatu into Korea was dominated by the ruling some high-ranking officers. The report also shows that the harm to the people was very great. Some ruling class represented by the some high-ranking officers captivated by self-interest and did not care for the people. In a defenseless state, the hwatu was deeply seated in the people.