Abstract

The purpose of this article is to examine the characteristics of shipbuilding-related oraimono produced, distributed, and consumed in Japan from the 17th to the 19th centuries, focusing on publication date, classification according to content, publication region, and author. Also, the purpose of this study is to examine the temporal change of Japanese commoners’ perception of Joseon by analyzing the contents and illustrations of Oraimono (往来物).BR Oraimono was a textbook that was widely used for the education of children in Japan from the 11th to the 19th centuries. In the Edo period, all kinds of textbooks used in the homes of ordinary people and at Denarai-juku(手習塾), a private educational facility for ordinary people,were called oraimono.BR The knowledge, images, and memories acquired and formed in the educational field during childhood take root more deeply than at any other time and act as the basis for the perception formed in the process of becoming an adult. Commoners in various parts of Japan naturally acquired information and knowledge related to Joseon based on the contents of the Joseon-related Oraimono, which was used as a textbook in each household and in Denaraijuku. And based on this, it is presumed that he had his own view of Joseon.BR In the 17th century, many Oraimono related to Joseon were based on Joseon books containing Confucian ideas. In the 18th century, when peaceful Korea-Japan relations were established, such as dispatching news agencies in the 18th century, the emphasis was placed on preparations for visits by news agencies dispatched from Joseon and publications related to Joseon. Later, as foreign ships approached the coast of Japan in the late 18th century, they became conscious of external pressure, and the theory of territorial expansion in the surrounding area became active as a reaction against this. As a result, interest in Joseon increased again in the middle of the 19th century, and the main focus was on Empress Shin Gong’s(神功皇后), Samhan(三韓) Conquest, the Imjin(壬辰) and Jeongyu(丁酉) Wars, and tributes and offerings from Joseon. After the opening of the country, interest in Western countries grew in the mid-to-late 19th century, and the names, populations, trade products, and products of each country were organized, and some of them dealt with Joseon.BR This change in the contents of Oraimono reflects the situation at the time and the interests of the common people in Japan, and it is thought that it served as the basis for forming the perception of Joseon by the common people in Japan at the time. And I think that this collective learning and memory formation became the basis for the formation of Joseon in Japan that was formed in the modern era.

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