경상도 의령종이의 변화양상 연구 －봉수면 서암마을을 중심으로－

Abstract

Throughout the Korean history, various Korean papers with good quality were produced in Uiryeong county and they were on markets across the country. Mainly, that made Uiryeong county important paper-producing region during the Joseon Dynasty period. However, there has been no study researched on Uiryeong Paper so far, regardless of its value. Hereby, I would like examine on the history, manufacturing system, and sort of Korean papers produced at Uiryeong with the material, Jiryusa (a historical flow of Korean papers) of Seoam-maeul village Bongsu-myeon town. It is known Uiryeong county began making papers of mulberry trees during the Goryeo era, but orally. However, it could be a clear evidence that Uiryeong county was quite specialized on manufacturing papers that there clearly Jesiso office (a governmental brunch in charge of manufacturing papers) stated, and also the name of Bongsu-myeon town had been called Jichon-myeon (paper town). The papers produced at Uiryeong used to be served to publication projects of the court during the early of the Joseon Dynasty, and it turned to as a private manufacturing system producing Changhoji, Jangpanji to export to China and Japan in the late of Josen Dynasty. However, the output of traditional paper was sharply decreased after 1960’ and paper industry of traditional paper manufacture method has been getting wane. I have researched the types of papers of Uiryeong county with a historical material and the field survey. Therefore, I found out there were 11 types of papers produced such as Changhoji, Jangpanji, and so on. There only a few papers such as Changhoji, Baekji, are being produced today. Second, the workers in manufacturing were promoted according to the system of operating the papers, and this system was dictated from the appertise education system (Dojesik). It means each technician had to spend many years to be skilled for his own speciality approached, and it might have been the key work to be the paper expert. Third, various papers such as Jangji and Yusamji used to be produced at Uiryeong. Precisely, the intensive Dochim and Doyu technique of Uiryeong county itself had maintained sorts of papers aggrandized and notable in comparison. Fourth, the procedure of making Jangpanji (on the floors of Korean houses) could infer making Doyuji papers. Applying Dochim, fish oil, and perilla oil on papers absorbing and heating them up in hot Ondol-bang (room) was the most core point to completing Jangpanji. Uiryeong county could produce Korean papers made of mulberry trees for 600 hundred years from the end of Goryeo Dynasty to today with those particularities I mentioned above the intensive paper making skills include. I strongly believe that this study will play a vital role in helping basic research for restoration of traditional paper at this point of time that Uiryeong’ paper is getting decline.