제 10차 朝鮮通信使 관련 자료 『朝鮮人來聘記』 (The Record of Korean Envoy to Tokugawa Japan(朝鮮人來聘記), Relevant to the Joseon era Korean 10th Envoy to Tokugawa Japan)

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This paper introduces a collection of historical materials related to Joseon-era Korean 10th envoy to Tokugawa Japan (第10次朝鮮通信使), which is in the possession of the National Museum of Korea.
The 10th Korean envoy led by Hong Gyehui (洪啓禧), the chief delegate, in 1748 was sent to congratulate Ieshige Tokugawa (德川家重) on his appointment as shogun.
This collection consists of three scrolls, one set of four books and one unmounted leaf. The first scroll (M2) depicts a ceremonial procession of members of Tsushima-han (對馬藩) who led the procession of Korean envoys. The second scroll (M3) shows the ceremonial procession of Korean envoys to Yodojō Castle (淀城). The unmounted leaf depicts the reception of Korean envoys at Yodojō Castle. These three paintings are supplements to the Record of Korean Envoys to Tokugawa Japan (朝鮮人來聘記) recorded by Watanabe Zenyuemon Moriari (渡辺善友衛門守業), a lower samurai of Yodo-han (淀藩) who was in charge of preparing the reception for the Korean envoys. The set of four books, in the possession of the Library of the National Museum of Korea, records in detail the process of preparing the reception of the Korean envoys as well as the author’s observations of the envoys themselves. In particular, the fourth book even records the menu for the envoys. The last scroll depicts a scene of martial horsemanship, which was performed in front of the shogun at Edo. Although this scroll is not believed to be a part of the Record of Korean Envoys to Tokugawa Japan, it is still regarded as a historical source pertaining to Korean envoys to Tokugawa Japan.
Upon investigation, these documents have been identified to be an exact copy of Watanabe Moriari’s originals. With the exception of the second scroll, the rest of the originals were deposited with the Kyoto City Archives of History by the owner, one of Watanabe’s descendants.
It is unknown when and how these historical materials came into the possession of the National Museum of Korea. However, if we consider the fact that a copy, made in 1919, of the Record of Korean Envoys to Tokugawa Japan was in Kyoto University’s Library of the Graduate School of Letters around that time and that some Kyoto University researchers were working in the Government-General Museum of Korea around the same period, it is likely that the National Museum of Korea’s copy might have come into the museum’s possession during that period, when the copy in Kyoto University’s Library of the Graduate School of Letters was done.
The fact that the Record of Korean Envoy to Tokugawa Japan and its supplementary pictures was based on the direct experiences and observations of someone who was in charge of preparing the reception as well as a participant makes this a rare collection of historical materials, and the National Museum of Korea’s copy possesses the same amount of importance as the original.

영어초록

This paper introduces a collection of historical materials related to Joseon-era Korean 10th envoy to Tokugawa Japan (第10次朝鮮通信使), which is in the possession of the National Museum of Korea. The 10th Korean envoy led by Hong Gyehui (洪啓禧), the chief delegate, in 1748 was sent to congratulate Ieshige Tokugawa (德川家重) on his appointment as shogun. This collection consists of three scrolls, one set of four books and one unmounted leaf. The first scroll (M2) depicts a ceremonial procession of members of Tsushima-han (對馬藩) who led the procession of Korean envoys. The second scroll (M3) shows the ceremonial procession of Korean envoys to Yodojō Castle (淀城). The unmounted leaf depicts the reception of Korean envoys at Yodojō Castle. These three paintings are supplements to the Record of Korean Envoys to Tokugawa Japan (朝鮮人來聘記) recorded by Watanabe Zenyuemon Moriari (渡辺善友衛門守業), a lower samurai of Yodo-han (淀藩) who was in charge of preparing the reception for the Korean envoys. The set of four books, in the possession of the Library of the National Museum of Korea, records in detail the process of preparing the reception of the Korean envoys as well as the author’s observations of the envoys themselves. In particular, the fourth book even records the menu for the envoys. The last scroll depicts a scene of martial horsemanship, which was performed in front of the shogun at Edo. Although this scroll is not believed to be a part of the Record of Korean Envoys to Tokugawa Japan, it is still regarded as a historical source pertaining to Korean envoys to Tokugawa Japan. Upon investigation, these documents have been identified to be an exact copy of Watanabe Moriari’s originals. With the exception of the second scroll, the rest of the originals were deposited with the Kyoto City Archives of History by the owner, one of Watanabe’s descendants. It is unknown when and how these historical materials came into the possession of the National Museum of Korea. However, if we consider the fact that a copy, made in 1919, of the Record of Korean Envoys to Tokugawa Japan was in Kyoto University’s Library of the Graduate School of Letters around that time and that some Kyoto University researchers were working in the Government-General Museum of Korea around the same period, it is likely that the National Museum of Korea’s copy might have come into the museum’s possession during that period, when the copy in Kyoto University’s Library of the Graduate School of Letters was done. The fact that the Record of Korean Envoy to Tokugawa Japan and its supplementary pictures was based on the direct experiences and observations of someone who was in charge of preparing the reception as well as a participant makes this a rare collection of historical materials, and the National Museum of Korea’s copy possesses the same amount of importance as the original.

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