세조대의 유구사신 응접과 문물교류

Abstract

This paper focuses on the official manual by the royal court of Joseon Kingdom for the reception of the envoys of Ryukyu Kingdom. It also focuses on the real process of the royal reception for the envoys from Ryuku Kingdom with other delegates from Japan. The object of this research is to find the meaning of Joseon's Cultural and Material Gifts to the envoys from Ryukyu Kingdom and other countries. Jobingungjeobki(朝聘應接記) is a part of Haedongjegukki(海東諸國記) edited by Sin,Suk-Ju(申叔舟). It is a guide book for receiving the envoys from abroad. Originally it was for the reception of the Japanese envoys to Joseon. However it was also a guide book for receiving the envoys from Ryukyu Kingdom. Complete collection of Tripitaka Sutras of Joseon dynasty, scrapbooks of writings and pictures done by Joseon scholars and old Chinese scrapbooks of famous writings including the four precious things of the calligraphy(文房四友) made in Joseon were among the main gifts of Joseon court to the Ryukyu kingdom. King Sejo received Ryukyu's royal envoys warmly and he gave the envoys a good deal of material and cultural gifts of Joseon. Joseon's scholarly officials also wrote poems and proses as a friendly and cultural gifts for the envoys from Ryukyu Kingdom. All these 'gorgeous' gifts and reception showed Joseon's friendly relations with Ryukyu kingdom under the Chinese world order. Those were also to propagate the cultural power of Joseon to the countries of East Asia.