고려 전기 ‘순화(淳化)’명 청자 제기류의 현황과 의의

Abstract

This study examines the characteristics and meanings of celadon ritual vessels engraved with the word ‘Sunhwa(淳化)’, made between 992 and 993 of King Seongjong’s reign in Goryeo. All these celadons were used for ritual use. One of them is a Tae Jun (太尊) and is in the collection of the Ewha Womans University Museum, and the remaining fragments are Du (豆), made at the Baecheon Wonsan-ri kiln site, near Gaegyeong. And the fact that these celadon were produced in a workshop near Gaeseong shows the possibility that celadon production was carried out under a public system around the 10th century. The type and form of these celadon ritual vessels are generally similar to those recorded in the previous rites, but in particular, they were most similar to those of 『Samryedo (三禮圖)』 compiled by Seopsungui (聶崇義) of the Song dynasty.<BR> On the celadon ritual vessels with the inscription ‘Sunhwa’, the names of the artisans (or officials) who were in charge of the vessels are also engraved. Since the end of the 10th century was before it became common to attach a surname to a person’s name in Goryeo, the fact that such a name was engraved on the vessel for ancestral rites proves how important the establishment of Taemyo and the rites were.<BR> King Seongjong(成宗) of Goryeo established the Confucian foundation of the Goryeo state and strengthened the administrative system and order. Among them, the most symbolic act was the establishment of the Taemyo (太廟), and the preparation of the ancestral ritual and the implementation method according to the procedure were planned. It symbolized the dignity of the royal family for the king to directly participate in the ancestral rites, and it was also for the king to show the relationship and bond between himself and the royal ancestors to the people. And by arranging the gods around Taejo in the ancestral rites of Taemyo , it was intended to visualize the lineage of the royal family and the successive political powers. And the celadon ritual vessels engraved with the word ‘Sunhwa’ were the most concrete examples of the purpose of King Seongjong.