『기생 및 창기에 관한 서류철』의 원(原)자료 재구성에 관한 연구: 대한제국 말기 ‘전문 예술인 기생’에 대한 일제 통감부의 정책과 그 변화과정

Abstract

This study targeted a total of 58 pages of Gisaeng-related documents, including all Gisaeng -related documents for [Records of Gisaeng and Prostitute] and 3 pages of [Agenda on Gisaeng and Prostitute Regulation Enforcement Instructions] that did not exist in the original copies and were newly discovered during the preliminary research. Then, this study examined each document and reorganized them based on the time sequence of documentation for a precise and detailed clarification on the details and process of changes in the policies that the Resident-General enforced on the Gisaeng, who was a professional performer during the late Korean Empire. First, [Gisaeng Regulation Law] began the modern Gisaeng system from September 25, 1908. The Resident-General first set to investigate and identify the personal information of the official Gisaengand transfer them to the Metropolitan Police Department. Second, the Resident-General enacted and confirmed the [Gisaeng Regulation Law] on September 15, 1908. As the internal official, Byungjun Son, approved the law on September 24, 1908, the [Gisaeng Regulation Law] was enforced on September 25, 1908, as the beginning of the modern Gisaeng system. Third, the Resident-General established a legal and political system for modernized control and management of Gisaengs (including official Gisaeng) who were working under the existing traditional Gisaeng system by enacting the series of Gisaeng-related laws and regulations, including [Gisaeng Regulation Law], [Standard Regulation of Gisaeng Association], [Proclamation on Gisaeng] in September 1908. Fourth, the Resident-General enacted the [Notice on Gisaeng and Prostitute Regulation Law Enforcement] and its detailed guidelines, [Detailed Notice on Gisaeng and Prostitute Regulation Law Enforcement] in October 1908, as the guidelines to be aware and conducted by the Japanese police officers of each local police station and each police station branch. The Resident-General also arranged and confirmed the formats for reporting operation, closure, address change, etc., of Gisaeng and prostitutes. Lastly, Gisaengs who were travelling for local tour, overseas tour, or other performances were required by the Resident-general to submit detailed contracts, contract details, and petition with names and addresses of Gisaeng and all performers. These documents were used to establish a modern management and control system for determining the authorization. This Gisaeng management and control system organized by the Resident-General during the late Korean Empire developed more systematically by the beginning of the Japanese colonial rule.